AHLUWALIA STUDIO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11509855 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£112.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.9y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £112,057
Very low cash
Cash position: £6
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£112k
↑ 96% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £6 | £425 |
| Net assets | £112.1k | £57.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-05-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-05-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-05-01➕AHLUWALIA, Madhu appointeddirector
- 2018-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AHLUWALIA STUDIO LIMITED
- 2018-08-09➕AHLUWALIA, Madhu appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-09➕AHLUWALIA, Priya appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 "AHLUWALIA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 60. 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Priya Ahluwalia Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/08/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Madhu Ahluwaliaceased 29/04/2025· 75-100% shares
- Green Lane Goose Limitedceased 29/10/2024· 75-100% shares
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.
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| 2ND ROSE UK LTD→ 15758178 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| AGLORY MERCHANT ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ 05245606 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
Nexus House
2 Cray Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 5DA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
AHLUWALIA, Madhu→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHLUWALIA, Priya→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2018-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/07/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-13