ALICE NAYLOR-LEYLAND LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12453989 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-10
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3300 | 3700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-07-01➕COOK, Steven appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bloom Services Capital LTD
- 2023-06-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22➖NAYLOR-LEYLAND, Edward resigneddirector
- 2022-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-05-07📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2020-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALICE NAYLOR-LEYLAND LIMITED
- 2020-02-10➕NAYLOR-LEYLAND, Alice appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10➕NAYLOR-LEYLAND, Thomas Philip appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10➕NAYLOR-LEYLAND, Edward 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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NAYLOR-LEYLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 63. 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alice Naylor-Leyland Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/02/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Alice Naylor-Leylandceased 10/02/2020· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Retail · PE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO GIFTING LTD→ 16227659 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AG 95 BRAND LTD→ 16898493 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIRTIGHT SEAL LTD→ 15385350 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AJW COMMERCE LTD→ 16028521 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AL-FATTAH TRADING LIMITED→ 16692325 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALBION HOME & LIFESTYLE LTD→ 12364791 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALEXIA XANI LTD→ 16661050 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALI BABA STORES LIMITED→ 15971365 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALI MODEL STORE LTD→ 16605860 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALI’S COFFEE BOX LIMITED→ 13363984 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALIF JEWELS LTD→ 16825063 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALIGNED LIFE LTD.→ 12631061 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
36 Tyndall Court Commerce Road
Lynch Wood
Peterborough
PE2 6LR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
COOK, Steven→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NAYLOR-LEYLAND, Alice→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NAYLOR-LEYLAND, Thomas Philip→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NAYLOR-LEYLAND, Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-02-10 · resigned 2022-08-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bloom Services Capital Bloom Services Capital LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/09/2023 | 09/08/2024 |
Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30