ALBION STONE PLC

📈Growthactive
01767530 · plc · incorporated 1983-11-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08110
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 34.1y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
144 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.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £807,717

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Profit before tax£807.7k£545.6k
Average employees777400

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  5. 2023-05-09
    ➕
    STOREY, Tracey appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-05-09
    ➖
    FORSTER COLEMAN, Janice resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-05-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-05-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-30
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    POULTNEY, Jordan Michael David appointed
    director
  11. 2022-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-01-01
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    WHITE, Daniel James appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2020-12-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  18. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-31
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    PORTER, Anthony Mark resigned
    director
  20. 2020-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-03-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2013-04-01
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    WORRALL, Peter John appointed
    director
  25. 2011-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2010-07-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  27. 2007-04-06
    ➖
    GAYLE, Alan Adolphus resigned
    director
  28. 2005-06-28
    ➕
    FORSTER COLEMAN, Janice appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-06-03
    ➖
    PINFOLD, Katharine resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-06-03
    ➖
    PINFOLD, Katharine resigned
    director
  31. 2005-03-15
    ➕
    PINFOLD, Katharine appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-03-15
    ➖
    STROUD, John resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-03-15
    ➕
    PINFOLD, Katharine appointed
    director
  34. 2005-03-15
    ➖
    STROUD, John resigned
    director
  35. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    GEORGE, Patrick Frederick resigned
    director
  36. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    GAYLE, Alan Adolphus appointed
    director
  37. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    POULTNEY, David Walter resigned
    director
  38. 2003-11-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  39. 2003-07-01
    ➕
    PORTER, Anthony Mark appointed
    director
  40. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    GEORGE, Patrick Frederick appointed
    director
  41. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    ADAMS, Bryan Edward resigned
    director
  42. 1999-09-23
    ➕
    ADAMS, Bryan Edward appointed
    director
  43. 1993-11-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  44. 1992-11-16
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    WILLIAMS, John Edward resigned
    director
  45. 1992-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: David Walter Poultney
  46. 1991-09-06
    ➖
    NORTHAM, Alan William resigned
    director
  47. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, John Edward appointed
    director
  48. 1983-11-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBION STONE PLC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Poultney
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/01/2017

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

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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.

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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
Typeplc
Incorporated1983-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC08110 — SIC 08110

Registered office

Robert Denholm House
Bletchingley Road
Nutfield
Surrey
RH1 4HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)

STOREY, Tracey→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POULTNEY, Jordan Michael David→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-08-30
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Active
POULTNEY, Michael John→
director · ~63y
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Active
WHITE, Daniel James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-01-01
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Active
WORRALL, Peter John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-01
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Active
FORSTER COLEMAN, Janice→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-28 · resigned 2023-05-09
Resigned
PINFOLD, Katharine→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2005-06-03
Resigned
STROUD, John→
secretary · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned
ADAMS, Bryan Edward→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
GAYLE, Alan Adolphus→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2007-04-06
Resigned
GEORGE, Patrick Frederick→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
NORTHAM, Alan William→
director · ~97y · resigned 1991-09-06
Resigned
PINFOLD, Katharine→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2005-06-03
Resigned
PORTER, Anthony Mark→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
POULTNEY, David Walter→
director · ~91y · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
STROUD, John→
director · ~81y · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned
WILLIAMS, John Edward→
director · ~92y · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 1992-11-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/12/2020—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/07/2010—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property16/11/199309/07/2011
satisfied
David Walter Poultney
Debenture2 properties01/05/199205/11/2003
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Recent filings (144 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17