ALAN AUSTIN & SON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01160638 · ltd · incorporated 1974-02-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£444.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 45.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £443,969
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↓ 5.0% YoY
Net Worth
£444k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £444.0k | £429.5k |
| Cash | £24.4k | £25.7k |
| Net assets | £444.0k | £429.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-12-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-15➖AUSTIN, Jacqueline Mary resignedsecretary
- 2015-01-15➖AUSTIN, Jacqueline Mary resigneddirector
- 1989-02-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1981-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1974-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN AUSTIN & SON LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AUSTIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Austin Individual · British · DOB 01/1942 · age 84 | 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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Greens Court
West Street
Midhurst
GU29 9NQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
AUSTIN, Jacqueline Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-01-15
AUSTIN, Jacqueline Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2015-01-15
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/12/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 28/02/1989 | 21/08/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/03/1981 | — |
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Recent filings (99 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28