ALANICHEM LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11210651 · 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
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£406.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £406,762
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,823 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£203k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£407k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£263k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £419.3k | £566.9k |
| Current assets | £262.7k | £347.9k |
| Cash | £202.5k | £293.0k |
| Debtors | £34.1k | £31.0k |
| Net assets | £406.8k | £412.6k |
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-01➕JABER, Lina appointeddirector
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-06-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ALANICHEM LIMITED
- 2018-02-16➕ALANI, Hussain appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALANI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hussain Alani Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 16/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
116 Park View
Whitley Bay
Tyne & Wear
NE26 3QL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALANI, Hussain→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-02-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2019 | 26/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/06/2018 | 26/03/2024 |
Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15