ALLENEK GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
10204094 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£321.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £321,111

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£321k
↑ 4795% YoY
Current Assets
£325k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£7k£100k£206k£313k£419k£526kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£322.8k£44.8k
Current assets£325.4k£526.0k
Net assets£321.1k£-6.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2025-12-02
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-12-02
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  4. 2025-12-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-17
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    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-17
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-17
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-09-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-20
    LAU, Ken Phong resigned
    director
  17. 2016-07-01
    LI, Mengru appointed
    director
  18. 2016-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLENEK GROUP LTD
  19. 2016-05-27
    LAU, Ken Phong appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

Lq Investment Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lq Investment Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALLENEK GROUP LTD
This company · 10204094

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
Lq Investment Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Mengru Liceased 04/11/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

The Sati Room
12 John Princes Street
London
W1G 0JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LI, Mengru
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Active
LAU, Ken Phong
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-05-27 · resigned 2017-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25