ALLWOOD TRADING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13699227 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£218.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £218,413
Cash YoY
+70%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£276k
↑ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£218k
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£292k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £218.5k | £119.5k |
| Current assets | £292.1k | £163.1k |
| Cash | £276.4k | £162.2k |
| Debtors | £15.7k | £932 |
| Net assets | £218.4k | £119.3k |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-20➕SHELTON, Anthony Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-10-20➖SHELTON, Anthony Peter resigneddirector
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLWOOD TRADING LIMITED
- 2021-10-22➕SHELTON, Nicola Ann appointeddirector
- 2021-10-22➕SHELTON, Anthony Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-10-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Peter Shelton Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 20/10/2023 |
Mrs Nicola Ann Shelton Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Peter Sheltonceased 20/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
Boyce's Building 40-42 Regent Street
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SHELTON, Anthony Peter→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHELTON, Nicola Ann→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHELTON, Anthony Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-10-22 · resigned 2023-10-20
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-22