ALEX RILEY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11209432 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-16
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-01➕FARRELL, Stevie Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX RILEY LTD
- 2018-02-16➕GLYNN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-02-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Stevie Louise Farrell Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/01/2020 |
Mr Stephen Glynn Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/02/2018 |
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 · Hospitality · BN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 SHAAD LIMITED→ 15806868 · est 2024 | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A&L INT LIMITED→ 16066780 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFRICAN EMBERS BBQ LTD→ 15200633 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AH CHICKEN LIMITED→ 14809241 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AHMED RASHID WORTHING LTD→ 16471008 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIDAN CONLIN LTD→ 12270480 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AIR PREMIER LTD→ 12588977 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AJGVENTURES LTD→ 16905309 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALAN’S BAHAR KEBAB LTD→ 15319537 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALBA CAFE LIMITED→ 09986025 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALEXANDRAARMSPUB LTD→ 16982886 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRETTA LTD→ 12351467 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
35 New England Road
C/O Lohur & Co
Brighton
BN1 4GG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FARRELL, Stevie Louise→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLYNN, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25