ALBION HOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01925949 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-06-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£273.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
35 officers (4 active, 35 linked, 31 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £273,437

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£273k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 217% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£109k£164k£219k£273kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£273.4k£259.1k
Current assets£35.9k£11.3k
Net assets£273.4k£259.1k

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.

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-26
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    TAUBMAN, Julie resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-03-18
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    HESKETH, Derek appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-18
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    MOON, Robert Kinghorn appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-03-11
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2024-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-21
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    DAVIES, Sylvia Ann resigned
    secretary
  16. 2022-03-21
    ➖
    BROWN, James Alfred resigned
    director
  17. 2022-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-03-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-06-16
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    BROAD, Jason resigned
    director
  20. 2021-06-16
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    BROWN, James Alfred appointed
    director
  21. 2021-06-16
    ➖
    DAVIES, Sylvia Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2021-06-16
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    MURPHY, Paul resigned
    director
  23. 2021-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  28. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2015-10-01
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    STEVENSON, Joan resigned
    director
  30. 2015-09-08
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    CHRISTIAN, Thomas Henry appointed
    director
  31. 2015-09-08
    ➖
    LYNAM, John resigned
    director
  32. 2015-06-23
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    STEVENSON, Joan appointed
    director
  33. 2015-04-21
    ➕
    SIMPSON, John appointed
    director
  34. 2014-08-12
    ➕
    TAUBMAN, Julie appointed
    director
  35. 2014-03-11
    ➕
    BROAD, Jason appointed
    director
  36. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    JONES, Nikki Edith resigned
    director
  37. 2005-02-28
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    DAVIES, Sylvia Ann appointed
    secretary
  38. 2005-02-28
    ➖
    YEOWART, Robert Armand resigned
    secretary
  39. 2004-02-23
    ➖
    QUIRK, Gertrude resigned
    secretary
  40. 2004-02-23
    ➕
    YEOWART, Robert Armand appointed
    secretary
  41. 2004-02-12
    ➖
    COLLINS, Norman David resigned
    director
  42. 2004-02-12
    ➕
    DAVIES, Sylvia Ann appointed
    director
  43. 2004-02-12
    ➕
    JONES, Nikki Edith appointed
    director
  44. 2004-02-12
    ➕
    LYNAM, John appointed
    director
  45. 2004-02-12
    ➕
    MURPHY, Paul appointed
    director
  46. 2004-02-12
    ➖
    QUIRK, Gertrude resigned
    director
  47. 2004-02-12
    ➖
    ROGAN, Doris resigned
    director
  48. 2004-02-12
    ➖
    SIMPSON, John resigned
    director
  49. 2004-02-12
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    SPIERS, Peter, Reverand resigned
    director
  50. 2004-02-12
    ➖
    WOODS, Kenneth Arthur resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 78 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Simpson
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/2024 · age 2
——board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest01/02/2024

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1985-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Albion House
8/10 Albion Street
Liverpool
L5 3QW

Filing status

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

Officers (4 active · 31 resigned)

CHRISTIAN, Thomas Henry→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HESKETH, Derek→
director · ~74y · appointed 2024-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOON, Robert Kinghorn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Sylvia Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-28 · resigned 2022-03-21
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Robert→
secretary · resigned 1995-01-09
Resigned
QUIRK, Gertrude→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-16 · resigned 2004-02-23
Resigned
YEOWART, Robert Armand→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Steven→
director · ~48y · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2000-04-12
Resigned
BLACK, Penelope Jane→
director · ~61y · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned
BROAD, Jason→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2021-06-16
Resigned
BROWN, James Alfred→
director · ~84y · appointed 2021-06-16 · resigned 2022-03-21
Resigned
BROWN, James Alfred→
director · ~84y · resigned 1999-01-07
Resigned
COLLINS, Norman David→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2004-02-12
Resigned
DAVIES, Sylvia Ann→
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2021-06-16
Resigned
DOWNING, Ronald Kenneth→
director · ~97y · resigned 1999-11-15
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Martin Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1999-10-18
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Robert→
director · ~91y · appointed 1995-02-27 · resigned 1999-10-18
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Robert→
director · ~91y · resigned 1995-01-09
Resigned
JONES, Nikki Edith→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (141 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-04