ALBION INVESTMENTS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03718108 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-23
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-03-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-26➖HURST, Alexander Hugh Magill resigneddirector
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-10📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2019-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-11-01➕BUCHAN, William appointeddirector
- 2018-11-01➕HURST, Alexander Hugh Magill appointeddirector
- 2010-02-22➖HURST, Joanne Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2004-01-12➖D'ARCY, David resignedsecretary
- 2004-01-12➕HURST, Joanne Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1999-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBION INVESTMENTS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
- 1999-02-23➕HURST, Hugh Magill appointeddirector
- 1999-02-23➕D'ARCY, David appointedsecretary
- 1999-02-23➕JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-23➖JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-23➕JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-02-23➖JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-10
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Hugh Magill Hurst Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
William Buchan Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander Hugh Magill Hurstceased 26/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Unit 1b Albion Retail Park
Albion Way
Blyth
Northumberland
NE24 5BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-24
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
BUCHAN, William→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HURST, Hugh Magill→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1999-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
D'ARCY, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-02-23 · resigned 2004-01-12
HURST, Joanne Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2010-02-22
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-23 · resigned 1999-02-23
HURST, Alexander Hugh Magill→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2022-07-26
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-23 · resigned 1999-02-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (95 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03