ALLEN WALLEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08803152 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-05
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
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Opportunity
78/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-06-19
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  3. 2023-05-17
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  4. 2022-06-07
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  5. 2022-04-11
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    officers · AP03
  6. 2022-04-08
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    WALLEY, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  7. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-12
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-27
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-12-12
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-12
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-18
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  14. 2018-06-07
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-12
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2013-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN WALLEY LIMITED
  18. 2013-12-05
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    WALLEY, Allen Ernest appointed
    director
  19. 2013-12-05
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    WALLEY, Brenda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allen Ernest Walley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting05/10/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Copthorne Business Suite
Copthorne Way
Copthorne
West Sussex
RH10 3PG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WALLEY, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-08
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WALLEY, Allen Ernest→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-12-05
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WALLEY, Brenda→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-12-05
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Recent filings (36 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-12