ALBORO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00669057 · ltd · incorporated 1960-09-01
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 58.7y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 58.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
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
75
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
149 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-06➕LUCAS, Rachel Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07➕LUCAS, Rachel Marie appointedsecretary
- 2018-06-07➖BOUTWOOD, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2013-09-30➕BOUTWOOD, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-30➖FAIERS, Colin Charles resignedsecretary
- 2012-05-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2012-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2012-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2012-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2012-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2012-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2012-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2012-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2012-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2012-04-30🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Mark Edward Davenport & Rachel Letitia Davenport
- 2011-04-27🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-01-01➕FAIERS, Colin Charles appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-30➖DAVIS, Robin Peter resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-31🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-03-30🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-03-30🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-03-30🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-03-30🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-03-29🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2009-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-06-27➖BREAM, Richard Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2006-05-15➕DAVIS, Robin Peter appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-10➖CHALLIS, Robert John resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-10➖CHALLIS, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2005-11-01➕BREAM, Richard Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2005-04-13➖CHALLIS, Nolita Vanessa resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-13➕CHALLIS, Robert John appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Alboro Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alboro Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALBORO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 00669057
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alboro Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47300 — Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Registered office
The Estate Office - Dickerson Industrial Estate Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
CB25 9PG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
LUCAS, Rachel Marie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVENPORT, Mark Edward→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1992-01-01
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LUCAS, Rachel Marie→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-04-06
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BOUTWOOD, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-09-30 · resigned 2018-06-07
CHALLIS, Nolita Vanessa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-10-07 · resigned 2005-04-13
CHALLIS, Robert John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-13 · resigned 2006-05-10
CHALLIS, Robert John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-10-07
DAVIS, Robin Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2010-11-30
FAIERS, Colin Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2013-09-30
BREAM, Richard Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2008-06-27
CHALLIS, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2006-05-10
DICKERSON, Doris Lillian→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2005-03-30
DICKERSON, John Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1999-06-07
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Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mark Edward Davenport & Rachel Letitia Davenport | Legal charge | 2 properties | 30/04/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Deed of admission to an omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement dated 31ST august 2010 and | 1 property | 27/04/2011 | 11/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement | 1 property | 31/08/2010 | 11/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 30/03/2010 | 03/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/03/2010 | 03/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/03/2010 | 03/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/03/2010 | 03/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 29/03/2010 | 03/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/05/2002 | 11/05/2012 | |
| outstanding | The Environment Agency | Deed of charge | 1 property | 19/07/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Redland Aggregated Redland Aggregated Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/06/1995 | — | |
| satisfied | Jack Branch Jack Branch LTD | Charge | 1 property | 29/08/1975 | 18/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD | Mortgage n/e £55,000 | 1 property | 06/10/1969 | 26/11/2009 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD | Oral charge | 1 property | 21/09/1967 | 26/11/2009 |
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Recent filings (149 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20