ALI HEARN INTERIORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08289477 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£45.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £45,117
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£45k
↑ 123% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £133.6k | £77.3k |
| Current assets | £94.0k | £119.4k |
| Net assets | £45.1k | £20.2k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-21➕JONES, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-02-21➕JONES, Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2024-02-21➖COX, Brian Ernest resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-12-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-01➕HEARN, Guy Robert John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-10➕COX, Brian Ernest appointedsecretary
- 2012-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALI HEARN INTERIORS LTD
- 2012-11-12➕HEARN, Alison Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HEARN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alison Jane Hearn Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 12/11/2016 |
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
Incorporated2012-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
2 Fagnall Farm Fagnall Lane
Winchmore Hill
Amersham
HP7 0PQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
HEARN, Alison Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-12
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HEARN, Guy Robert John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-01
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JONES, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-21
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COX, Brian Ernest→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2024-02-21
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-09