ALBERTA PROPERTIES (HEREFORD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04090358 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-16
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.3y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,647
Net assets shrinking
Down £452 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£42k£57k£71kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£35.7k£2.1k
Current assets£55.0k£70.7k
Net assets£1.6k£2.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
  3. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2015-10-31
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Vaughan Michael resigned
    secretary
  18. 2000-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBERTA PROPERTIES (HEREFORD) LIMITED
  19. 2000-10-16
    ➕
    HORNE, Alison Josephine appointed
    director
  20. 2000-10-16
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Vaughan Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-10-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-10-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Josephine Horne
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Kidwells House Coldnose Road
Rotherwas Industrial Estate
Hereford
HR2 6JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HORNE, Alison Josephine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-16
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Active
PHILLIPS, Vaughan Michael→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-16 · resigned 2015-10-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-16 · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Charles Street Commercial Investments
Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
A registered charge1 property30/01/2026—
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Recent filings (60 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-13