ALBERT HARRISON & CO.LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00361308 · ltd · incorporated 1940-05-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 47.5y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 47.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees333200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-10-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    HARRISON, Graham Coupe resigned
    director
  9. 2022-09-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  10. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-05
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    HARRISON, Gerald Richard resigned
    director
  16. 2019-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2017-01-01
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    MCKENNA, Cara Lea appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-27
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    SANDERSON, Alan Glen resigned
    director
  22. 2013-04-01
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    HARRISON, Cyril Coupe resigned
    director
  23. 2011-04-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2010-01-21
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    SANDERSON, Paul Harold appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    HARDY, Janet Elaine resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    HARDY, Janet Elaine resigned
    director
  27. 2007-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2007-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2006-07-07
    ➖
    BURROWS, Frank Mallinson resigned
    director
  30. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    BURROWS, Frank Mallinson appointed
    director
  31. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    HARRISON, Gerald Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Alan Glen appointed
    director
  33. 2001-11-27
    ➕
    HARDY, Janet Elaine appointed
    director
  34. 2001-11-27
    ➕
    HARRISON, Graham Coupe appointed
    director
  35. 1996-08-02
    ➖
    HARRISON, Margaret Jessie resigned
    secretary
  36. 1995-11-10
    ➕
    HARDY, Janet Elaine appointed
    secretary
  37. 1981-08-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
  38. 1978-11-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
  39. 1940-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBERT HARRISON & CO.LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 86 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.)

Group structure

Ah & Co Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ah & Co Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALBERT HARRISON & CO.LIMITED
This company · 00361308

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ah & Co Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Janet Elaine Hardyceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Graham Coupe Harrisonceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Rebecca Louise Harrisonceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1940-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

Unit 14a Mead Way
Shuttleworth Mead Business Park
Padiham
Burnley
BB12 7NG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MCKENNA, Cara Lea→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDERSON, Paul Harold→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDY, Janet Elaine→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-10 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
HARRISON, Margaret Jessie→
secretary · resigned 1996-08-02
Resigned
BURROWS, Frank Mallinson→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
HARDY, Janet Elaine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-11-27 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
HARRISON, Cyril Coupe→
director · ~99y · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
HARRISON, Gerald Richard→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2019-04-05
Resigned
HARRISON, Graham Coupe→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-11-27 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned
SANDERSON, Alan Glen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2015-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—29/09/2022—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/04/2011—
satisfied
Williams & Glyn's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
Deed1 property17/08/198124/07/2007
satisfied
Williams & Glyn's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
Debenture1 property03/11/197824/07/2007
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Recent filings (135 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13