ALBION ELECTRIC STORES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01819489 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£834.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 40.4y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
100 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £834,175
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£382k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£834k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£228k£456k£683k£911k£1.1mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£907.0k£573.9k
Current assets£1.14M£793.2k
Cash£381.8k£299.4k
Debtors£571.6k£311.9k
Net assets£834.2k£556.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2025-03-28
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  4. 2025-03-28
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  5. 2025-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
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  8. 2022-04-21
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  9. 2021-04-29
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  10. 2020-10-29
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  11. 2019-05-01
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  12. 2018-03-27
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  13. 2017-05-08
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  14. 2016-08-05
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2016-08-05
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2016-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  17. 2016-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2016-07-29
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
  19. 2016-07-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
  20. 2000-08-01
    ➕
    JEFFERIES, Craig Dean appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-07-01
    ➕
    JEFFERIES, Craig Dean appointed
    director
  22. 1999-06-21
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    JEFFERIES, Keith Raymond resigned
    secretary
  23. 1999-06-21
    ➖
    JEFFERIES, Keith Raymond resigned
    director
  24. 1990-12-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC.
  25. 1990-11-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC.
  26. 1990-10-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 1990-10-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 1986-01-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: T.C.B. Limited
  29. 1986-01-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: T.C.B Limited
  30. 1984-05-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBION ELECTRIC STORES LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

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

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Albion Electric (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALBION ELECTRIC STORES LIMITED
This company · 01819489

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Albion Electric (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Craig Dean Jefferiesceased 06/03/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Glen Wayne Jefferiesceased 06/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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

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6 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
Incorporated1984-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Albion House
Aire Bank Works
South Accommodation Road
Hunslet Leeds
LS10 1PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JEFFERIES, Craig Dean→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-01
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Active
JEFFERIES, Craig Dean→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEFFERIES, Glen Wayne→
director · ~64y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEFFERIES, Keith Raymond→
secretary · resigned 1999-06-21
Resigned
JEFFERIES, Keith Raymond→
director · ~90y · resigned 1999-06-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge1 property29/07/2016—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge1 property29/07/2016—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC.
Legal charge1 property28/12/199005/08/2016
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC.
Debenture1 property30/11/199005/08/2016
satisfied
T.C.B.
T.C.B. Limited
Debenture1 property03/01/198629/10/1990
satisfied
T.C.B
T.C.B Limited
Mortgage1 property03/01/198629/10/1990
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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10