ALLOY WIZARD COSMETICS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14736662 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-17
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£53.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £53,589
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£54k
↑ 4605% YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.6k | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £141.8k | £186.9k |
| Net assets | £53.6k | £1.1k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➕READSHAW, Justine appointeddirector
- 2023-04-01➕READSHAW, Karen Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLOY WIZARD COSMETICS LTD
- 2023-03-17➕READSHAW, Gary appointeddirector
- 2023-03-17➕READSHAW, Tony appointeddirector
- 2023-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Justine Readshaw Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2023 |
Mrs Karen Louise Readshaw Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2023 |
Tony Readshaw Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2023 |
Gary Readshaw Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 10 15 Elwes Street
Brigg
North Lincolnshire
DN20 8LB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
READSHAW, Gary→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-03-17
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READSHAW, Justine→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-04-01
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READSHAW, Karen Louise→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
READSHAW, Tony→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-17