ALBION OFFICE INTERIORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03881847 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-24

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	2	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2024-08-19
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accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
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officers · CH03
2020-11-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-13
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2018-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-12
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accounts · AA
2015-11-25
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-25
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accounts · AA
2002-04-01
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MOORE, Rachel Ellen resigned
director
2001-04-03
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GOLESWORTH, Anne Veronica appointed
secretary
2001-04-03
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GOLESWORTHY, Martyn Kevin appointed
director
2001-04-02
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GILLHAM, Anne resigned
secretary
2001-04-02
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GILLHAM, Steven resigned
director
2000-04-05
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MOORE, Rachel Ellen appointed
director
2000-01-03
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GILLHAM, Anne appointed
secretary
2000-01-03
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GILLHAM, Steven appointed
director
1999-11-24
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Company incorporated
As ALBION OFFICE INTERIORS LIMITED
1999-11-24
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HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-24
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HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-24
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HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-11-24
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HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martyn Kevin Golesworthy Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-11-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 8 20 Churchill Square Kings Hill

West Malling

Kent

ME19 4YU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GOLESWORTH, Anne Veronica→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-03

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Active

GOLESWORTHY, Martyn Kevin→

director · ~70y · appointed 2001-04-03

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Active

GILLHAM, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-03 · resigned 2001-04-02

Resigned

HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 1999-11-24

Resigned

GILLHAM, Steven→

director · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-03 · resigned 2001-04-02

Resigned

MOORE, Rachel Ellen→

director · ~47y · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2002-04-01

Resigned

HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 1999-11-24

Resigned

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