A&L DECORATING OXFORD LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10687620 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01➕GARDNER, Alexander Roy appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-30➖GARDNER, Alexander Roy resigneddirector
- 2017-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A&L DECORATING OXFORD LTD
- 2017-03-23➕MASTERS, Louis John appointeddirector
- 2017-03-23➕GARDNER, Alexander Roy appointeddirector
- 2017-03-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alexander Roy Gardner Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/03/2017 |
Mr Louis John Masters Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting
Registered office
Suite N1, Kidlington Centre
Kidlington
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX5 2DL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GARDNER, Alexander Roy→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASTERS, Louis John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARDNER, Alexander Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-03-23 · resigned 2017-10-30
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26