ALEXANDER JAMES STORAGE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10508930 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-02
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
£66.6k
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49420Removal services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Profitable
Profit before tax £18,532

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-31
Turnover£66.6k
Gross profit£66.6k
Profit before tax£18.5k
Average employees100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-01-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-10-15
    ➕
    SMALE, Tracie Jayne appointed
    director
  10. 2024-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-10-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-09-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2022-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-06-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-06-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-06-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-06-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2022-06-17
    ➕
    SMALE, Phillip Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2022-06-17
    ➖
    SMALE, James Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2022-06-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2022-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    SMALE, James Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2017-04-01
    ➖
    SMALE, Phillip Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2016-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER JAMES STORAGE LTD
  27. 2016-12-02
    ➕
    BRITANNIA ACCOUNTANCY & TAX SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2016-12-02
    ➕
    SMALE, Phillip Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tracie Jayne Smale
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/10/2024
Mr Phillip Richard Smale
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Shift It Removals Ltdceased 28/06/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mr James Alexander Smaleceased 15/10/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr James Alexander Smaleceased 17/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Phillip Richard Smaleceased 01/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

20 School Road
Gosport
PO12 4DN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BRITANNIA ACCOUNTANCY & TAX SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMALE, Phillip Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMALE, Tracie Jayne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMALE, James Alexander→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2022-06-17
Resigned
SMALE, Phillip Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-12-02 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-03