ALBINO INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01285207 · ltd · incorporated 1976-11-05
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£283.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 46.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
138 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £283,515
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,161 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£284k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£123k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£60k£119k£179k£239k£299kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£285.2k£301.0k
Current assets£123.1k£152.8k
Net assets£283.5k£298.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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  2. 2024-11-04
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  3. 2024-01-02
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  4. 2022-11-21
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  5. 2022-03-14
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  6. 2021-12-21
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  7. 2021-11-20
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    GUIDI, Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  8. 2020-12-22
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  9. 2019-09-17
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  10. 2018-10-01
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  11. 2017-09-25
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  12. 2017-03-27
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  13. 2016-07-29
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  14. 2016-06-20
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  17. 2016-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #16
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    Charge satisfied #15
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    Charge satisfied #14
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    Charge satisfied #13
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    Charge satisfied #12
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    Charge satisfied #11
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    Charge satisfied #10
  24. 2016-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #9
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    Charge satisfied #8
  26. 2016-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #7
  27. 2016-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #6
  28. 2016-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #5
  29. 2016-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2016-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2015-09-15
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    GUIDI, Alesandro resigned
    secretary
  32. 2015-09-15
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    GUIDI, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  33. 2015-03-13
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    GUIDI, Tony resigned
    director
  34. 2012-04-01
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    GUIDI, Joseph Stanley resigned
    director
  35. 2012-04-01
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    GUIDI, Michael Angelo resigned
    director
  36. 2010-08-02
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    GUIDI, Joseph Stanley appointed
    director
  37. 2010-08-02
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    GUIDI, Michael Angelo appointed
    director
  38. 2004-06-24
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 1993-06-22
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  40. 1993-01-15
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 1993-01-15
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 1992-08-19
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  43. 1992-04-27
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  44. 1992-01-20
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  45. 1991-04-15
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  46. 1990-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  47. 1990-12-05
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  48. 1989-04-26
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  49. 1988-05-11
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  50. 1988-02-10
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
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Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 78 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 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alesandro Guidi
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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
Incorporated1976-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

One New Street
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

GUIDI, Alesandro→
director · ~78y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUIDI, Alesandro→
secretary · resigned 2015-09-15
Resigned
GUIDI, Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2021-11-20
Resigned
GUIDI, Joseph Stanley→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-08-02 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
GUIDI, Michael Angelo→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-08-02 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
GUIDI, Tony→
director · ~68y · resigned 2015-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

16
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/06/200420/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/06/199320/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property15/01/199320/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property15/01/199320/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property19/08/199220/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property27/04/199220/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/01/199220/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property15/04/199120/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property05/12/199020/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property26/04/198920/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property11/05/198820/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property10/02/198820/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/12/198605/05/1987
satisfied
Anglo Trading Estate
Anglo Trading Estate Limited
Legal charge registered pursuant to an order of court dated 53-852 properties21/12/198320/06/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property11/03/198220/06/2016
satisfied
Guiseppe Guidi
Floating legal charge1 property12/06/198014/12/1990

Recent filings (138 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
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accounts · AA
2025-10-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-17