A.DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09780754 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-16
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-11➕STABILE, Simonetta appointeddirector
- 2025-04-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-27➖PISTONE, Maria Stella resigneddirector
- 2016-01-13➕PISTONE, Maria Stella appointeddirector
- 2016-01-13➖MARIA STELLA, Pistone resigneddirector
- 2016-01-13➕PISTONE, Maria Stella appointeddirector
- 2016-01-11➕MARIA STELLA, Pistone appointeddirector
- 2015-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A.DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
- 2015-09-16➕PISTONE, Maria Stella appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-16➕CARBONI, Stefano appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Alcea Srl holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Alcea Srl
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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A.DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
This company · 09780754
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Alcea Srl Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/09/2024 |
Mr Stefano Carboni Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/09/2016 |
Mrs Maria Stella Pistone Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Maria Stella Pistoneceased 19/09/2017· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADED CON LIMITED→ 16153994 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADES HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 13372137 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Accountancy House
90 Walworth Road
London
SE1 6SW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
PISTONE, Maria Stella→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARBONI, Stefano→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PISTONE, Maria Stella→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-01-13
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STABILE, Simonetta→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARIA STELLA, Pistone→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2016-01-13
PISTONE, Maria Stella→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2016-01-13 · resigned 2016-05-27
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-12