AB GROUP (ALBION) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00328818 · ltd · incorporated 1937-06-15

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 49.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 49.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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accounts · AA
2025-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-25
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-04-29
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capital-alter-shares-consolidation
capital · SH02
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed
mortgage · MR01
2020-06-24
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-06-24
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mortgage · MR04
2020-06-24
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mortgage · MR04
2020-06-24
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-06-24
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-06-24
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-06-18
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mortgage · MR01
2020-06-18
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mortgage · MR01
2020-06-16
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
2020-06-16
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
2013-11-22
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Llyds Tsb Bank PLC
2012-12-21
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2012-10-31
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2006-12-01
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HIRST, Adam Peregrine resigned
director
2006-10-11
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HIRST, Joanne appointed
secretary
2006-10-11
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HIRST, Joanne appointed
director
2006-09-01
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BELL, Peter Barrington resigned
secretary
2006-09-01
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BELL, Peter Barrington resigned
director
2003-05-09
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BELL, Peter Barrington appointed
secretary
2003-05-08
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MCDOUGALL, Jack resigned
secretary
2003-05-08
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MCDOUGALL, Jack resigned
director
2001-05-02
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HIRST, Adam Peregrine appointed
director
2001-05-02
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TURTON, Lance resigned
director
1997-07-22
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HIRST, Jason Nevin Jerome appointed
director
1997-03-24
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BELL, Peter Barrington appointed
director
1997-03-22
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TURTON, Lance appointed
director
1996-12-23
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HIRST, Jerome Francis resigned
director
1994-03-25
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1994-03-21
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Charge satisfied #3
1994-03-21
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Charge satisfied #2
1994-03-21
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Charge satisfied #1
1981-11-09
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Yorkshire Bank Limited
1981-10-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Yorkshire Bank LTD.
1976-05-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Yorkshire Bank LTD.
1937-06-15
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Company incorporated
As AB GROUP (ALBION) LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 89 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Joanne Hirst Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	15/02/2022
Mr Jason Nevin Jerome Hirst Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	12/02/2017

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1937-06-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Suite 1 Telford House

Warwick Road

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA1 2BT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

HIRST, Joanne→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-11

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Active

HIRST, Jason Nevin Jerome→

director · ~61y · appointed 1997-07-22

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Active

HIRST, Joanne→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-10-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BELL, Peter Barrington→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2006-09-01

Resigned

MCDOUGALL, Jack→

secretary · resigned 2003-05-08

Resigned

BELL, Peter Barrington→

director · ~79y · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 2006-09-01

Resigned

HIRST, Adam Peregrine→

director · ~63y · appointed 2001-05-02 · resigned 2006-12-01

Resigned

HIRST, Jerome Francis→

director · ~90y · resigned 1996-12-23

Resigned

MCDOUGALL, Jack→

director · ~113y · resigned 2003-05-08

Resigned

TURTON, Lance→

director · ~102y · appointed 1997-03-22 · resigned 2001-05-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited	A registered charge	1 property	16/06/2020	—
outstanding	Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited	A registered charge	1 property	16/06/2020	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Llyds Tsb Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	22/11/2013	24/06/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	21/12/2012	24/06/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	31/10/2012	24/06/2020
outstanding	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/03/1994	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank Limited	Legal charge	1 property	09/11/1981	21/03/1994
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank LTD.	Charge	1 property	16/10/1981	21/03/1994
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank LTD.	Debenture	2 properties	21/05/1976	21/03/1994

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Recent filings (140 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-02-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-02-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-10

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-06-15

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2021-05-25