ALUN THOMAS LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £598.3k | £917.6k |
| Current assets | £647.4k | £1.15M |
| Cash | £103.8k | £6.4k |
| Debtors | £543.6k | £1.14M |
| Net assets | £598.3k | £917.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 2 capital
- • 1 resolution
- • 2 capital
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-06-04📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-11-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-31➕THOMAS, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUN THOMAS LIMITED
- 2012-02-28➕THOMAS, Alun Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMAS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alun Richard Thomas Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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