ALICE JAMES FABRICS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10276306 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-13
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-26➕GALLAGHER, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2017-07-26➕HARGREAVES, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2017-07-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALICE JAMES FABRICS LIMITED
- 2016-07-13➕HARGREAVES, Simon Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Charles Hargreaves Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ALTUMOOR LTD→ 14644513 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALWYN PICKLES & CO LIMITED→ 07068280 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AMAAN PATEL TRADING LTD→ 16242808 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Registered office
Unit B Knowsley Park Way
Knowsley Road Industrial Estate
Haslingden
Lancashire
BB4 4RS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GALLAGHER, Sophie→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2017-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARGREAVES, Simon Charles→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARGREAVES, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2017-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-05