ALLIED MERCHANDISE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08405938 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
40 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2016-04-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2013-04-03
    ➕
    TONKS, Patrick Maxwell George appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-02
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    TONKS, Patrick Maxwell George resigned
    director
  21. 2013-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIED MERCHANDISE LIMITED
  22. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Raymond Neil appointed
    director
  23. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    BARNES, Stephen Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    TONKS, Patrick Maxwell George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Alan Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/02/2017
Mr Raymond Neil Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/02/2017
Mr Patrick Maxwell George Tonks
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Terence House
Denman Street East
Nottingham
NG7 3GX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Raymond Neil→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Stephen Alan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TONKS, Patrick Maxwell George→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TONKS, Patrick Maxwell George→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2013-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/06/2016—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—20/04/2016—
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13