ALES. R. RUSS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07402890 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£78.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £78,216
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£78k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£323k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £78.2k | £73.6k |
| Current assets | £322.7k | £363.3k |
| Net assets | £78.2k | £73.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ALES. R. RUSS LIMITED
- 2010-10-11➕RUSSELL, Sandra Glenys appointeddirector
- 2010-10-11➕RUSSELL, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2010-10-11➕RUSSELL, Stuart Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen John Russell Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
Unit 19 Longford Road Industrial Estate
Longford Road
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 0DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
RUSSELL, Sandra Glenys→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-10-11
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RUSSELL, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-10-11
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RUSSELL, Stuart Stephen→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2010-10-11
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Recent filings (37 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-07