ALLDEN ASSETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08286980 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.26M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
42 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,264,240
Cash YoY
+90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↑ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£4.3m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 117% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£853k£1.7m£2.6m£3.4m£4.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4.76M£4.22M
Current assets£61.4k£28.3k
Cash£32.3k£17.0k
Debtors£29.1k£11.3k
Net assets£4.26M£3.83M

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
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-11-16
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    officers · RP04AP01
  8. 2022-02-10
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-01
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    THOMAS, David Allden, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-25
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  13. 2019-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2012-11-14
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    THOMAS, Steven Allden appointed
    secretary
  15. 2012-11-14
    ➕
    THOMAS, Steven Allden appointed
    director
  16. 2012-11-14
    ➖
    CULSHAW, Martin John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-11-14
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    CULSHAW, Martin John resigned
    director
  18. 2012-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLDEN ASSETS LIMITED
  19. 2012-11-08
    ➕
    CULSHAW, Martin John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-11-08
    ➕
    CULSHAW, Martin John 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 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — THOMAS, David Allden, Dr (same surname) appointed 2022-02-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Allden Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Kimberley Northwick
Mark
Highbridge
TA9 4PQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

THOMAS, Steven Allden→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-14
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Active
THOMAS, David Allden, Dr→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
THOMAS, Steven Allden→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-11-14
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Active
CULSHAW, Martin John→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-08 · resigned 2012-11-14
Resigned
CULSHAW, Martin John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-08 · resigned 2012-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14