The Firmwatch take
Alan Poulton Limited (01580851) currently shows: No major warning signs in the latest extracted accounts, based on accounts to 30 June 2025; last refreshed 24 May 2026. No distress signals. Accounts cover the period ending 30 Jun 2025.
Companies House source·Accounts to 30 Jun 2025·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Pulse · Net assets, 2024–2025
↗ £878kIncorporated
18 August 1981
44 years on the register
Sector
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
SIC 47190
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£37m
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Low insolvency risk
The latest public accounts do not show obvious balance-sheet stress. This does not rule out trading problems, but the filed numbers look comparatively steady.
Positive net assets
The latest extracted accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Retail
How this company compares in 166,319 retailers
Top 10% in sector — Alan Poulton Limited shows £37m in net assets. Sector median is £703.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£37m
Top 10% in sector · sector median £703 · 166,319 retailers
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£2.8m
Median £2k
Current ratio
4.5×
Median 1.1×
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- SP
SHERIDAN, Pauline
director · since 2016
Registered office
Address intelligence
7 other companies registered here.
Common for accountants' offices and small business centres.
Address pattern · W1F 0RE
7 other UK companies registered here — all still trading.
Active
7
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
0
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