ALCANTARA & RITZ LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09422664 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-04
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-01-08➖MEDIAVILLA, Philippe Bruno Gerard resigneddirector
- 2017-02-23➕MEDIAVILLA, Philippe Bruno Gerard appointeddirector
- 2015-04-14➕BROWN, Oliver Simon Danton appointeddirector
- 2015-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCANTARA & RITZ LIMITED
- 2015-02-04➕STEWART, Andre Luiz appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andre Luiz Stewart Individual · Brazilian · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Remi Clermont Individual · French · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/12/2017 |
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
Incorporated2015-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
45 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5JG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Oliver Simon Danton→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Andre Luiz→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEDIAVILLA, Philippe Bruno Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-23 · resigned 2018-01-08
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-03-05