ALBA ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02521466 · ltd · incorporated 1990-07-12
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£681.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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
75
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 £681,499
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,862 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£681k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£474k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£138k£275k£413k£551k£688kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£813.2k£806.9k
Current assets£474.1k£456.4k
Net assets£681.5k£688.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
    ➕
    BAMBRIDGE, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-29
    ➖
    BAMBRIDGE, Mark Alan resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-04-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-23
    ➕
    BAILEY, Brian Stanley appointed
    director
  19. 2018-03-23
    ➖
    BAMBRIDGE, Pamela Anne resigned
    director
  20. 2017-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-12-20
    ➕
    BAMBRIDGE, Mark Alan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-12-20
    ➖
    BAMBRIDGE, Pamela Ann resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-12-20
    ➖
    BAMBRIDGE, Alan Arthur resigned
    director
  24. 2015-12-20
    ➕
    BAMBRIDGE, Pamela Anne appointed
    director
  25. 1990-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBA ENGINEERING LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Pamela Anne Bambridge
Individual · British · DOB 04/1943 · age 83
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 1 Waterside Park
Old Wolverton
Milton Keynes
Bucks
MK12 5NP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BAILEY, Brian Stanley→
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAMBRIDGE, Mark Alan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAMBRIDGE, Mark Alan→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-20 · resigned 2026-04-29
Resigned
BAMBRIDGE, Pamela Ann→
secretary · resigned 2015-12-20
Resigned
BAMBRIDGE, Alan Arthur→
director · ~83y · resigned 2015-12-20
Resigned
BAMBRIDGE, Pamela Anne→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-12-20 · resigned 2018-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16