ALFRESCO BRANDS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11798672 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-31
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 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-52.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (65/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £52,277
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£52k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-52.3k |
| Current assets | £9.1k |
| Debtors | £9.1k |
| Net assets | £-52.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29➖MORGAN, Christopher James resigneddirector
- 2024-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2022-04-27➕MORGAN, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-02-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-17➕BRENNAND, Anna Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-06-17➕BRENNAND, Kirstie Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-06-17➖BRENNAND, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-06-17➖BRENNAND, Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-06-17➖LAVELLE, Thomas Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFRESCO BRANDS LTD
- 2019-01-31➕BRENNAND, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-01-31➕BRENNAND, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-01-31➕LAVELLE, Thomas Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Unit 7 Bracewell Avenue
Poulton Industrial Estate
Poulton-Le-Fylde
FY6 8JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BRENNAND, Anna Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRENNAND, Kirstie Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRENNAND, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-06-17
BRENNAND, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-06-17
LAVELLE, Thomas Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-06-17
MORGAN, Christopher James→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-04-27 · resigned 2024-01-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/05/2022 | 03/10/2023 |
Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-21