ALEXANDER THURLOW & CO LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11789510 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-28
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£283.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46480
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £283,898
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£258k
Net Worth
£284k
Current Assets
£340k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £283.9k |
| Current assets | £340.0k |
| Cash | £257.9k |
| Debtors | £31.3k |
| Net assets | £283.9k |
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
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-18➕LINDSEY, Amy Clare appointeddirector
- 2026-03-18➕MACKIE, Dominic William James appointeddirector
- 2026-03-18➕SAUNDERS, Clive Spencer Gifford appointeddirector
- 2026-03-18➖THURLOW, Stephen Alexander resigneddirector
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDER THURLOW & CO LTD
- 2019-01-28➕THURLOW, Stephen Alexander appointeddirector
- 2019-01-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
Cda Jewellery Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cda Jewellery Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALEXANDER THURLOW & CO LTD
This company · 11789510
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cda Jewellery Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Alexander Thurlowceased 18/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46480 — SIC 46480
Registered office
Unit 4 1-7 Ernest Avenue
London
SE27 0DQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
LINDSEY, Amy Clare→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-03-18
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MACKIE, Dominic William James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2026-03-18
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SAUNDERS, Clive Spencer Gifford→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-03-18
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THURLOW, Stephen Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-01-28 · resigned 2026-03-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 09/08/2019 | 26/06/2023 |
Recent filings (23 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13