ALBIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £68.7k | £65.7k |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-02-01➕ALMIHDAR, Ahmad Ali appointeddirector
- 2018-02-01➕DAUD, Riyad Kamal Mohamed appointeddirector
- 2018-02-01➖MOAWALLA, Akberali Mohamed Ali resigneddirector
- 2018-02-01➖MUSTAFA, Basil Abdul-Jabbar, Dr resigneddirector
- 2008-11-25➖BAGSHAW, Joanne Louise resignedsecretary
- 2008-11-25➖BARTLETT, Andrew William resignedsecretary
- 2008-11-25➖HONEGGER, Ricardo resigneddirector
- 2008-11-25➖IRFAN, Harris Danyal resigneddirector
- 2008-11-25➖KOCH-WESER, Caio Kai resigneddirector
- 2008-09-11➖ELNAGGAR, Khaled Ahmed, Dr resigneddirector
- 2008-02-06➕IRFAN, Harris Danyal appointeddirector
- 2007-12-31➖GOLDER, Peter Thomas resigneddirector
- 2007-11-08➖KOCH, Hans Juergen, Dr resigneddirector
- 2007-09-21➕HONEGGER, Ricardo appointeddirector
- 2007-05-25➖DAR, Muhammad Humayon Abbas, Dr resigneddirector
- 2007-02-23➕GOLDER, Peter Thomas appointeddirector
- 2007-02-22➖BOSSUYT, Geert Gustaaf resigneddirector
- 2006-10-03➕KOCH-WESER, Caio Kai appointeddirector
- 2006-09-29➕BAGSHAW, Joanne Louise appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-29➕BARTLETT, Andrew William appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-29➖HOGWOOD, Paul Arthur resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-24➖CULPEPPER, Jeffrey Ray resigneddirector
- 2006-03-31➖POPE, Mark resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-01➕DAR, Muhammad Humayon Abbas, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-02-28➖KIRSCH, Stefan resigneddirector
- 2005-09-30➖MCNALTY, Mary Josephine Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-30➕POPE, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-26➕BOSSUYT, Geert Gustaaf appointeddirector
- 2005-04-26➕ELNAGGAR, Khaled Ahmed, Dr appointeddirector
- 2004-12-20➖SANZEY, Renald Guy resigneddirector
- 2004-11-26➕HOGWOOD, Paul Arthur appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-20➕MCNALTY, Mary Josephine Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-20➖TYROLESE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shafig Mohammed Binladen Individual · Saudi Arabian · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Bakr Mohammed Bin Ladenceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 21 resigned)
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