ALISON GARDINER TRADING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10492116 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-22
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ALISON GARDINER TRADING LTD
- 2016-11-22➕GARDINER, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2016-11-22➕GREGORY, Alastair George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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 "GARDINER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
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.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Alison Mary Gardiner Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alastair George Gregoryceased 21/10/2020· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Times Square Building
Longton
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST3 1DB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GARDINER, Alison Mary→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREGORY, Alastair George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10