A LINE (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08179526 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-14
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
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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, 2 with DOB)
83
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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,221
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,290 YoY
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£45k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.2k | £13.7k |
| Current assets | £82.2k | £71.6k |
| Cash | £45.4k | £41.0k |
| Debtors | £16.7k | £10.6k |
| Net assets | £8.2k | £10.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A LINE (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED
- 2012-08-14➕CARR, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-14➕CARR, Mark appointeddirector
- 2012-08-14➕WILLIAMS, Kevin Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Carr Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/08/2016 |
Mr Kevin Michael Williams Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/08/2016 |
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
Incorporated2012-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
59 Wellington Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1RE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
WILLIAMS, Kevin Michael→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-08-14
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28