BRAND ALLIANCE (LICENSE) LIMITED
📈Growthactive
10736916 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.7y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,252,538
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Turnover | — | £33.30M |
| Gross profit | — | £2.98M |
| Operating profit | — | £618.7k |
| Profit before tax | £2.25M | £555.1k |
| Average employees | 57 | 3700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-01📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-11-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-27📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-11-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-12-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-30➖AARONS, Adam resigneddirector
- 2024-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-18➕BROADHURST, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-04-18➕GREENHAM, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-04-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-04-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAND ALLIANCE (LICENSE) LIMITED
- 2017-04-24➕HANNAFORD, Kirk appointeddirector
- 2017-04-24➕HILLS, Simon appointeddirector
- 2017-04-24➕AARONS, Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
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 59. 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.)
Group structure
Brand Alliance Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Brand Alliance Trustee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BRAND ALLIANCE (LICENSE) LIMITED
This company · 10736916
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brand Alliance Trustee Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 24/11/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Simon Hillsceased 24/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Kirk Hannafordceased 24/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Brand Alliance Holdingsceased 01/11/2017· significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · SS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI ATLAS LTD.→ 00463893 · est 1949 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 77y | — | — |
| AZ WHOLESALE LTD→ 11121646 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BE LIMITLESS YEARS LTD→ 17043751 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BETA UFH LTD→ 13606154 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BOTTLESHOWER LTD.→ 08829533 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BRANDED STOCKS (EUROPE) LIMITED→ 03462722 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| BRANDED STOCKS BENELUX LIMITED→ 08165038 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BRANDED STOCKS HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 03876227 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| BRANDLABX LIMITED→ 16359647 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BREWBLACK LTD→ 12457206 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BRIGHT HORIZON PANTRY SUPPLIES LTD→ 15274756 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRIGHTEST FUELS LTD→ 08164786 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Registered office
Alliance House
Honywood Business Park, Honywood Road
Basildon
SS14 3HW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BROADHURST, Robert→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENHAM, James Anthony→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANNAFORD, Kirk→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILLS, Simon→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AARONS, Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-24 · resigned 2024-10-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/04/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/11/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-12-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-27
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-12-17