ALBUTT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04997675 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-17

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 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

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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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	200	200

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

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-07-03
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confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-05-22
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accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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2023-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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accounts · AA
2020-11-19
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accounts · AA
2019-05-17
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accounts · AA
2018-05-25
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accounts · AA
2017-05-30
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accounts · AA
2016-07-05
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capital · SH08
2016-07-04
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-07-04
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2016-05-13
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accounts · AA
2015-12-21
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annual-return · AR01
2003-12-17
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Company incorporated
As ALBUTT HOLDINGS LIMITED
2003-12-17
➕
ALBUTT, Judith Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2003-12-17
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ALBUTT, Alistair David appointed
director
2003-12-17
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ALBUTT, Judith Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-12-17
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ALBUTT, Robert David appointed
director
2003-12-17
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-12-17
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALBUTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alistair David Albutt Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/12/2016
Mr Robert David Albutt Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/12/2016
Mrs Judith Elizabeth Albutt Individual · British · DOB 12/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/12/2016

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

Incorporated2003-12-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

The Workshop, Great Washbourne

Near Tewkesbury

Gloucestershire

GL20 7AR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-23

Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ALBUTT, Judith Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2003-12-17

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Active

ALBUTT, Alistair David→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-12-17

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Active

ALBUTT, Judith Elizabeth→

director · ~80y · appointed 2003-12-17

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Active

ALBUTT, Robert David→

director · ~82y · appointed 2003-12-17

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Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2003-12-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP01CS01

2026-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-09