ALBION PLACE READING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02175306 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-08
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
31 officers (2 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
167 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 5 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 5 confirmation-statement
- • 3 officers
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-30➖MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-17➖PEIRCE, Helen resigneddirector
- 2026-04-14📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-14📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-14📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-14📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-12➕BURGER, Noel appointeddirector
- 2026-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-03➖COOK, Matthew Harry Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2024-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-16➕MCINNES, Colin David appointeddirector
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25➖BENNETT, William Dobson resigneddirector
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-05➖RIGG, David John resigneddirector
- 2021-02-19➖DUGDALE, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2021-02-16➕BENNETT, William Dobson appointeddirector
- 2021-02-16➕COOK, Matthew Harry Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2021-02-16➕PEIRCE, Helen appointeddirector
- 2019-08-23➖PARKINSON, Claire Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2019-01-21➖YATES, Donald resigneddirector
- 2018-12-05➕RIGG, David John appointeddirector
- 2018-11-29➕YATES, Donald appointeddirector
- 2017-12-14➖HARDING, Christopher John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-11-14➕DUGDALE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-11-08➖WATSON, Philip William Lothian resigneddirector
- 2017-07-25➖GREENHALGH, Clare, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-02-03➕WATSON, Philip William Lothian appointeddirector
- 2017-02-03➖WATSON, Philip William Lothian resigneddirector
- 2016-01-18➕WATSON, Philip William Lothian appointeddirector
- 2015-05-31➖MCINNES, Colin David resigneddirector
- 2014-11-17➕PARKINSON, Claire Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-07-28➖NEWBERRY, Jeremy John resigneddirector
- 2010-06-24➕GREENHALGH, Clare, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-06-24➖TEH, Patricia Ann resigneddirector
- 2010-01-08➖MARIANOS, Kyriacos Alexis resigneddirector
- 2009-11-12➕HARDING, Christopher John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-11-12➕MCINNES, Colin David appointeddirector
- 2009-03-30➖TURNER, Justin Timothy Miles resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned 2026-04-30; COOK, Matthew Harry Kenneth resigned 2025-10-03; PEIRCE, Helen resigned 2026-04-17
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Festival House
Jessop Avenue
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3SH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (2 active · 29 resigned)
BURGER, Noel→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2026-01-12
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MCINNES, Colin David→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-12-16
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HARRISON, William Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-01-31 · resigned 1997-05-30
SHARROCKS, Michael William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-05-08 · resigned 1994-01-31
MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 2026-04-30
BEARD, Jack Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1998-01-29 · resigned 2000-11-22
BENNETT, William Dobson→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2023-08-25
BISHOP, Peter William→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 1999-11-17
BROWNING, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 1994-03-28
COLLARD, Robert Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1991-05-08 · resigned 1995-03-21
COOK, Matthew Harry Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2025-10-03
CRISP, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1993-08-02 · resigned 1997-03-12
DUGDALE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-11-14 · resigned 2021-02-19
GREENHALGH, Clare, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2010-06-24 · resigned 2017-07-25
HANCOCK, Geoffrey Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 1996-12-30
HARDING, Christopher John, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2009-11-12 · resigned 2017-12-14
HARRISON, William Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1997-05-30
LISTER, Lynne Mollie→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1991-10-17 · resigned 1994-07-15
MARIANOS, Kyriacos Alexis→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-05-31 · resigned 2010-01-08
MCINNES, Colin David→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-11-12 · resigned 2015-05-31
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Recent filings (167 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-14
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-14
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-14
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20