ALBANY CONSTRUCTION (1989) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00746753 · ltd · incorporated 1963-01-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
47/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4525
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (55/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
47/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
23
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-03-16
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  3. 1993-08-05
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · LIQ
  4. 1993-05-05
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.72
  5. 1992-11-26
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 4.68
  6. 1991-11-21
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · SPEC PEN
  7. 1991-11-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-constitution-liquidation-committee
    insolvency · 4.48
  8. 1991-11-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  9. 1991-11-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 1991-11-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
    insolvency · 4.20
  11. 1991-11-19
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  12. 1991-06-27
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  13. 1991-04-12
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  14. 1991-04-05
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  15. 1991-02-21
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  16. 1990-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 1990-04-17
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  18. 1990-01-15
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)
  19. 1990-01-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  20. 1989-12-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 1989-10-12
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  22. 1989-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 1989-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 1988-11-24
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  25. 1987-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 1963-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBANY CONSTRUCTION (1989) LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 96 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 96 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

3 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 1991-08-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-01-14

7 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 1993-08-05: legacy; 1993-05-05: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4525 — SIC 4525

Registered office

11 Uxbridge Street
London
W8 7TQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 1991-08-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 1989-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-01-14OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

FISHER, John Harry
secretary
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FISHER, John Harry
director · ~96y
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PARKIN, John
director · ~87y
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WATTERS, Robert
director · ~78y
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Recent filings (29 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2010-03-16
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
legacy
insolvency · LIQ
1993-08-05
liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.72
1993-05-05
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 4.68
1992-11-26
legacy
insolvency · SPEC PEN
1991-11-21
liquidation-voluntary-constitution-liquidation-committee
insolvency · 4.48
1991-11-20
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
1991-11-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
1991-11-20
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · 4.20
1991-11-20
legacy
address · 287
1991-11-19
legacy
address · 287
1991-06-27
legacy
annual-return · 363a
1991-04-12
legacy
officers · 288
1991-04-05
legacy
address · 287
1991-02-21