AL APPLIANCES AND REPAIRS LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation
12629506 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-28
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
33/100
Pass
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95220Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 33/100 (pass), bankability 30/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.6y

30/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
33/100Pass
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Clear signal to pass. Time better spent elsewhere unless you have a specific strategic angle.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
13
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31

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.

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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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-13
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  3. 2025-08-13
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
    insolvency · LIQ02
  4. 2025-08-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-07-10
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2025-07-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-11
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2024-05-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2024-04-15
    LYTRAS, Alexander resigned
    director
  11. 2024-04-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-10-23
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2023-10-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD
  15. 2023-05-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-05-23
    LYTRAS, Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-02-23
    THOMPSON, Dexter resigned
    director
  20. 2022-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-07-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-04-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2021-04-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-02-19
    THOMPSON, Dexter appointed
    director
  25. 2021-02-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2020-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2020-11-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2020-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL APPLIANCES AND REPAIRS LTD
  29. 2020-05-28
    LITRAS, Andreas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

4 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-04-29

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-08-13: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator; 2025-08-13: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andreas Litras
Individual · Cypriot · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/05/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47540 — Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores

Registered office

C/O 3 Chandlers House Hampton Mews
191-195 Sparrows Herne
Bushey
Hertfordshire
WD23 1FL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-04-29OVERDUE
Last: 2024-04-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LITRAS, Andreas
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-05-28
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Active
LYTRAS, Alexander
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-05-23 · resigned 2024-04-15
Resigned
THOMPSON, Dexter
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-02-19 · resigned 2022-02-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD
A registered charge20/10/202311/05/2024

Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2025-08-13
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · LIQ02
2025-08-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28