ALLISONS HOME & GARDEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07947740 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£124.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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, 3 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £124,407

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£124k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£196k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£57k£113k£170k£227k£284kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£126.4k£111.9k
Current assets£196.2k£283.7k
Net assets£124.4k£109.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2023-06-04
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  4. 2022-07-08
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2020-09-12
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  8. 2020-08-14
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  9. 2019-07-16
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  10. 2018-05-11
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  11. 2017-05-18
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  12. 2016-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-23
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  14. 2015-10-06
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  15. 2015-02-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-03-01
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    CROSSLAND, Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2012-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLISONS HOME & GARDEN LIMITED
  18. 2012-02-13
    ➕
    BUTLER, Sarah Jayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-02-13
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    CROSSLAND, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-13
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    CROSSLAND, Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-13
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    CROSSLAND, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Crossland
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Paul Crossland
Individual · English · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

34 Main Street
Allerton Bywater
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 2DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BUTLER, Sarah Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-13
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Active
CROSSLAND, Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-02-13
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Active
CROSSLAND, Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-02-13
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Active
CROSSLAND, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-02-13 · resigned 2013-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-06
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2020-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17