ALFRED GILLETT (SHOEMAKERS MUSEUM TRADING) LTD

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16560748 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-03

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

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47610

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
56101Licenced restaurants
56210Event catering activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

4 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2025-08-21
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PEDDER, Catharina Petronella appointed
director
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA01
2025-08-21
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officers · AP01
2025-08-07
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officers · CH01
2025-07-03
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Company incorporated
As ALFRED GILLETT (SHOEMAKERS MUSEUM TRADING) LTD
2025-07-03
➕
MOSS, Stephanie Ann appointed
secretary
2025-07-03
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COLTON, Patrick Joseph appointed
director
2025-07-03
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HILL, David Berkeley appointed
director
2025-07-03
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MASLIN, Roger Michael Eckersley appointed
director
2025-07-03
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2025-07-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47610 — SIC 47610

Registered office

The Grange

Farm Road

Street

BA16 0BQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: —