ALBE (ENGLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00853375 · ltd · incorporated 1965-07-02
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 33.8y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees17

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-11-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #7
  7. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-10-21
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Funding Circle Limited
  10. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2023-01-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2023-01-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2023-01-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  16. 2023-01-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2023-01-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2009-09-21
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  24. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    ROFF, Nicholas appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-22
    ➕
    ROFF, Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-05-22
    ➖
    GABRIEL, Colin Stuart resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-05-22
    ➖
    MUNDAYS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-05-21
    ➕
    MUNDAYS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2003-05-21
    ➖
    ALLUM, Stephen Richard resigned
    director
  30. 2003-05-21
    ➖
    GABRIEL, Colin Stuart resigned
    director
  31. 2003-05-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  32. 2003-05-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 2003-05-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 2003-05-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2002-06-30
    ➖
    PATTERSON, Derek resigned
    director
  36. 2002-05-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 2002-05-13
    ➖
    HARVEY, Edward Henry resigned
    director
  38. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    ALLUM, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  39. 1995-09-11
    ➖
    ALBERTINI, Sauro resigned
    director
  40. 1992-09-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 1965-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBE (ENGLAND) LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 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.

Group structure

Albe (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Albe (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALBE (ENGLAND) LIMITED
This company · 00853375

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Albe (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/12/2016
Mr Nicholas Roff
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
50–75%
—50-75% shares26/11/2025
Mr Terence David Roff
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/11/2025

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
Incorporated1965-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

51 Bideford Avenue, Perivale
Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 7PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ROFF, Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROFF, Nicholas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROFF, Terence David→
director · ~77y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GABRIEL, Colin Stuart→
secretary · resigned 2003-05-22
Resigned
MUNDAYS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2003-05-22
Resigned
ALBERTINI, Sauro→
director · ~107y · resigned 1995-09-11
Resigned
ALLUM, Stephen Richard→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-01-02 · resigned 2003-05-21
Resigned
GABRIEL, Colin Stuart→
director · ~80y · resigned 2003-05-21
Resigned
HARVEY, Edward Henry→
director · ~99y · resigned 2002-05-13
Resigned
PATTERSON, Derek→
director · ~90y · resigned 2002-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Funding Circle
Funding Circle Limited
A registered charge1 property21/10/202425/09/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property21/09/2009—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property21/05/2003—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property21/05/200327/01/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property21/05/200327/01/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property21/05/200327/01/2023
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property10/09/199222/05/2002
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Recent filings (136 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-27