128 ALBION ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05446343 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 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
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-10-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2017-08-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2017-08-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2017-08-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2017-08-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2011-07-19➖BELLERBY, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 128 ALBION ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED
- 2005-05-09➕BELLERBY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-05-09➕BELLERBY, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-09➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-05-09➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 |
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Peter John Edward Bellerby Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 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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| 129 PROPERTY LIMITED→ 16712322 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 130YKINVEST LTD→ 17118230 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 131 CANTERBURY LTD→ 16985809 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 132 BISHOP'S ROAD INVEST LTD→ 14614072 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 136 RPR LIMITED→ 16504047 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
7 Bouverie Mews
London
N16 0AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BELLERBY, Peter→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELLERBY, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-09 · resigned 2011-07-19
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-09 · resigned 2005-05-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/10/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (53 total)
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2024-02-28
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2023-09-07
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2023-02-24
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2022-10-14
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2022-02-16
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2021-09-20
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2021-02-26
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2019-10-22
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