ALEX LITTLE PANEL AND PAINT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10344282 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-01-01
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    LITTLE, Natalie Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-17
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    PAYNE, Marc James resigned
    director
  21. 2016-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX LITTLE PANEL AND PAINT LIMITED
  22. 2016-08-24
    ➕
    LITTLE, Alex Thornton Douglas appointed
    director
  23. 2016-08-24
    ➕
    PAYNE, Marc James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "LITTLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alex Thornton Douglas Little
Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marc James Payneceased 17/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

28-30 Coletts House Denington Road
Denington Industrial Estate
Wellingborough
NN8 2QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LITTLE, Alex Thornton Douglas→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-08-24
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Active
LITTLE, Natalie Ann→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
PAYNE, Marc James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-08-24 · resigned 2017-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30