ALBION HOUSE 2004 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05363137 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-02-14

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,229

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1k

~ 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	£1.2k	£1.2k
Current assets	£1.2k	£1.2k
Net assets	£1.2k	£1.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-11
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accounts · AA
2026-02-13
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officers · CH01
2026-02-10
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TAUBMAN, Julie resigned
director
2026-02-10
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officers · TM01
2025-01-10
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accounts · AA
2024-08-13
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officers · AP01
2024-08-12
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MOON, Robert Kinghorn appointed
director
2024-08-12
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officers · AP01
2024-08-11
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HESKETH, Derek appointed
director
2024-03-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-14
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accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
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DAVIES, Sylvia Ann resigned
secretary
2022-07-30
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BROAD, Jason resigned
director
2022-07-30
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DAVIES, Sylvia Ann resigned
director
2022-07-30
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MURPHY, Paul resigned
director
2022-07-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
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accounts · AA
2017-04-30
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SIMPSON, John appointed
director
2017-04-30
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BROAD, Jason appointed
director
2016-02-24
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LYNAM, John resigned
director
2014-12-11
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TAUBMAN, Julie appointed
director
2013-02-13
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JONES, Nikki Edith resigned
director
2005-02-28
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DAVIES, Sylvia Ann appointed
secretary
2005-02-28
➖
YEOWART, Robert Armand resigned
secretary
2005-02-14
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Company incorporated
As ALBION HOUSE 2004 LIMITED
2005-02-14
➕
YEOWART, Robert Armand appointed
secretary
2005-02-14
➕
DAVIES, Sylvia Ann appointed
director
2005-02-14
➕
JONES, Nikki Edith appointed
director
2005-02-14
➕
LYNAM, John appointed
director
2005-02-14
➕
MURPHY, Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Simpson Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1946 · age 80	—	—	board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest	01/02/2024

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-02-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Albion House

8-10 Albion Street

Liverpool

Merseyside

L5 3QW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HESKETH, Derek→

director · ~74y · appointed 2024-08-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MOON, Robert Kinghorn→

director · ~76y · appointed 2024-08-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SIMPSON, John→

director · ~80y · appointed 2017-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DAVIES, Sylvia Ann→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-28 · resigned 2022-07-30

Resigned

YEOWART, Robert Armand→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2005-02-28

Resigned

BROAD, Jason→

director · ~55y · appointed 2017-04-30 · resigned 2022-07-30

Resigned

DAVIES, Sylvia Ann→

director · ~82y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2022-07-30

Resigned

JONES, Nikki Edith→

director · ~47y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2013-02-13

Resigned

LYNAM, John→

director · ~96y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2016-02-24

Resigned

MURPHY, Paul→

director · ~60y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2022-07-30

Resigned

TAUBMAN, Julie→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-12-11 · resigned 2026-02-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-19

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-03-11

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2024-03-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-12