ALLIUM TEXTILES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07776701 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-16
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 Sept 2023
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,298

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-09-30
Total assets£1.3k
Current assets£10.6k
Cash£5.5k
Debtors£5.1k
Net assets£1.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-12
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    SHAFI, Shahida resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-09
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    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-12-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-10-26
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-08
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-02-28
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2022-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-02-25
    ➕
    SHAFI, Daoud appointed
    director
  17. 2022-02-25
    ➕
    SHAFI, Nazir Ahmad appointed
    director
  18. 2022-02-25
    ➕
    SHAFI, Shahida appointed
    director
  19. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIUM TEXTILES LIMITED
  23. 2011-09-16
    ➕
    SHAFI, Atif Nazir appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-09-16
    ➕
    SHAFI, Atif Nazir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SHAFI, Daoud (same surname) appointed 2022-02-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Atif Nazir Shafi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

Unit 5 160 Garrison Stret
Bordesley
Birmingham
B9 4BN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

SHAFI, Atif Nazir→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-16
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Active
SHAFI, Atif Nazir→
director · ~35y · appointed 2011-09-16
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Active
SHAFI, Daoud→
director · ~28y · appointed 2022-02-25
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Active
SHAFI, Nazir Ahmad→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-02-25
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Active
SHAFI, Shahida→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-02-25 · resigned 2025-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-08