ALLEN TOMAS & CO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD.

🌳Matureactive
08864562 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-28
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£93.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 3.6y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £93,619
Very low cash
Cash position: £97
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£97
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£94k
↑ 1451% YoY
Current Assets
£575k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£115k£230k£345k£460k£575kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£490.8k£473.2k
Current assets£574.7k£376.3k
Cash£97£731
Debtors£574.6k£375.6k
Net assets£93.6k£6.0k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-07-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-07-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-07-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-07-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2025-07-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2025-07-25
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  9. 2025-07-25
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  10. 2025-07-25
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  11. 2025-07-25
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  12. 2025-07-25
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  13. 2025-07-25
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  14. 2025-07-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-07-24
    PILE, Simon Timothy appointed
    director
  16. 2025-07-24
    TAYLOR, Tom appointed
    director
  17. 2025-07-24
    WILSON, Simon Levick Garth appointed
    director
  18. 2025-05-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2025-05-09
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  20. 2025-01-03
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  21. 2025-01-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2024-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-10-07
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  24. 2023-10-03
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  25. 2023-10-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  26. 2023-10-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2023-10-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  28. 2022-09-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Atom Bank PLC
  29. 2022-09-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Atom Bank PLC
  30. 2017-08-25
    CRISP, Michael John appointed
    director
  31. 2014-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN TOMAS & CO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD.
  32. 2014-01-28
    ALLEN, Benjamin Tomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Fairstone Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fairstone Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALLEN TOMAS & CO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD.
This company · 08864562

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
Fairstone Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/07/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Rebecca Louise Allenceased 24/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael John Crispceased 11/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Benjamin Tomas Allenceased 24/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

8 Camberwell Way
Doxford International Business Park
Sunderland
SR3 3XN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

ALLEN, Benjamin Tomas
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-01-28
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Active
CRISP, Michael John
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-08-25
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Active
PILE, Simon Timothy
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-07-24
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Active
TAYLOR, Tom
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-07-24
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Active
WILSON, Simon Levick Garth
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-07-24
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Atom Bank
Atom Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/09/202229/07/2025
satisfied
Atom Bank
Atom Bank PLC
A registered charge4 properties26/09/202229/07/2025

Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-09