ALLEN PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI067302 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees800800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-07-20
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  4. 2022-07-14
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  5. 2021-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-10-30
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  8. 2019-08-27
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  9. 2018-08-31
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  10. 2017-08-31
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  11. 2016-08-17
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-23
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    address · AD01
  13. 2015-12-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-23
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-12-23
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2015-11-27
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    ALLEN, Diane appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-11-27
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    ALLEN, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2007-11-27
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    ALLEN, Diane appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-27
    ➕
    ALLEN, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-27
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    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-11-27
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    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-11-27
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-11-27
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Diane Allen
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-27
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1b Ladas House
Ladas Drive
Belfast
BT6 9FQ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ALLEN, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-27
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Active
ALLEN, Diane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-11-27
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Active
ALLEN, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2015-11-27
Resigned
C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2007-11-27
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2007-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-27