ALEX EAGLE STORE LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
08766247 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-07
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
£-1.84M
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
  • 47770SIC 47770
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,835,153
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.8m
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£737k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1.8m-£1.3m-£791k-£269k£253k£775kFeb 2023Feb 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-02-292023-02-28
Total assets£-1.82M£-1.44M
Current assets£736.9k£774.6k
Cash£9.1k£75.2k
Debtors£407.9k£354.2k
Net assets£-1.84M£-1.47M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2020-02-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-02-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2013-11-15
    ROBINSON, Tim Joicey appointed
    director
  17. 2013-11-15
    WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2013-11-15
    EKE, Russell John resigned
    director
  19. 2013-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEX EAGLE STORE LIMITED
  20. 2013-11-07
    WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-11-07
    EKE, Russell John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Group structure

The Vinyl Factory Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Vinyl Factory Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALEX EAGLE STORE LIMITED
This company · 08766247

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Vinyl Factory Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

15 Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1XG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Tim Joicey
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-11-15
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Active
WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2013-11-15
Resigned
EKE, Russell John
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2013-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-02-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-02-04