ALBRIGHT ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05283761 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-11
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£204.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £204,218
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£441
~ YoY
Net Worth
£204k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£48k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £204.2k | £204.2k |
| Current assets | £48.0k | £48.0k |
| Cash | £441 | £441 |
| Debtors | £47.6k | £47.6k |
| Net assets | £204.2k | £204.2k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-16➖KELLY, Philip Gerard resigneddirector
- 2021-07-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
- 2021-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-15➖HUNTER, Marcus Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-01➕TURNER, Nicholas Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-05-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-05-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-29📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-04-29📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-04-01➕HUNTER, Marcus Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-03-11➕KELLY, Philip Gerard appointeddirector
- 2017-08-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Nucleus Commercial Finance Limited
- 2014-02-17➕LUCIANO, Angelo Edwardo appointeddirector
- 2014-02-17➖LAMBIE, Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2014-02-17➖HUGHES, James Mcleod resigneddirector
- 2014-02-17➖LAMBIE, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2014-02-17➖MOORE, Colin resigneddirector
- 2014-02-17➖QUIRK, William resigneddirector
- 2009-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-03-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-11-12➕LAMBIE, Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-12➕HUGHES, James Mcleod appointeddirector
- 2004-11-12➕LAMBIE, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2004-11-12➕MOORE, Colin appointeddirector
- 2004-11-12➕QUIRK, William appointeddirector
- 2004-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBRIGHT ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2004-11-11➕ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-11➖ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-11➕ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-11-11➖ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)
Group structure
Expert Tooling & Automation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Expert Tooling & Automation Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ALBRIGHT ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 05283761
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Expert Tooling & Automation Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/04/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Philip Gerard Kellyceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Angelo Edwardo Lucianoceased 30/04/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
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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.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Technology Centre
30 Sayer Drive
Coventry
CV5 9PF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
LUCIANO, Angelo Edwardo→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Nicholas Edward→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMBIE, Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2014-02-17
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-11 · resigned 2004-11-11
HUGHES, James Mcleod→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2014-02-17
HUNTER, Marcus Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2021-06-15
KELLY, Philip Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-03-11 · resigned 2021-09-16
LAMBIE, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2014-02-17
MOORE, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2014-02-17
QUIRK, William→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2014-02-17
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-11-11 · resigned 2004-11-11
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Secure Trust Bank Secure Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/07/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Nucleus Commercial Finance Nucleus Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 01/08/2017 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/03/2006 | 14/01/2009 |
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-23