ALLSCOPE HOLDINGS LIMITED

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11442041 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£250.1k£250.1k
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-20
    GOULDING, David Phillip resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-12-20
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-09
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-09-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2021-04-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-03-05
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2020-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-02
    GOULDING, David Phillip appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2018-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-07-19
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2018-07-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sandra Gladys Davies
  20. 2018-07-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLSCOPE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  21. 2018-07-02
    LINNELL, John Philip appointed
    director
  22. 2018-07-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

John Linnell is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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John Linnell
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALLSCOPE HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 11442041

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Linnell
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Phillip Gouldingceased 11/06/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Millenium Works
Pendleside
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 6SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LINNELL, John Philip
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-02
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Active
GOULDING, David Phillip
secretary · appointed 2020-03-02 · resigned 2022-12-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Sandra Gladys Davies / Anthony Hooton Davies
A registered charge1 property04/07/201809/09/2021

Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-07