ALBANY LIGHTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04464487 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£426.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Likely engaged in the design, manufacture, or assembly of lighting products and fixtures, this small UK-based manufacturer operates day-to-day production or sourcing activities, though its micro-entity filing status suggests modest scale with limited public financial disclosure.
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £426,756
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£427k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£379k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £426.8k | £407.1k |
| Current assets | £378.5k | £433.3k |
| Cash | — | £367.0k |
| Debtors | — | £41.7k |
| Net assets | £426.8k | £407.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2017-04-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-07-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-07-18➕OWEN, Peter Edward appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-18➕HILLIER, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2016-07-18➖HILLIER, Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2009-07-08➕HILLIER, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2009-07-07➖HILLIER, Heather Eunice resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBANY LIGHTING LIMITED
- 2002-06-19➕HILLIER, Mark William appointeddirector
- 2002-06-19➕HILLIER, Heather Eunice appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-19➕CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-19➖CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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 Mark William Hillier Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
86 Park Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 1EG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
OWEN, Peter Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-07-18
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HILLIER, Mark William→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2002-06-19
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HILLIER, Michelle→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-07-18
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HILLIER, Heather Eunice→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2009-07-07
HILLIER, Michelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2016-07-18
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2002-06-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/07/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-12