ALEX. WHYTE (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09952973 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-03-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-03-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX. WHYTE (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
- 2016-01-15➕WHYTE, Josephine Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-01-15➕WHYTE, Philippe Michael appointeddirector
- 2016-01-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "WHYTE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Philippe Michael Whyte Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Josephine Elizabeth Whyte Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
Roundtables
23 Old Pier Street
Walton On The Naze
Essex
CO14 8AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WHYTE, Josephine Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHYTE, Philippe Michael→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/03/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-24