ALBECOURT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05948176 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-27
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7011
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 19.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2011-12-06📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-12-06🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-08-23📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-08-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-05-03📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2009-10-20📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2009-07-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2009-06-25📄legacydissolution · 652a
- 2009-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-21📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-10-28📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2008-10-17📄legacycapital · 88(2)
- 2008-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-14📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-11-14📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2007-04-11📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2007-04-11📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2007-04-11📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2007-04-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Dunbar Bank PLC
- 2007-04-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Dunbar Bank PLC
- 2007-04-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dunbar Bank PLC
- 2007-01-20📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2006-11-22📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBECOURT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2006-09-27➕BERTRAM, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-27➕BERTRAM, Helen appointeddirector
- 2006-09-27➕CRABTREE, John Rawcliffe Airey appointeddirector
- 2006-09-27➕POWELL, Robert Geoffrey Clive appointeddirector
- 2006-09-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-12-06
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7011 — SIC 7011
Registered office
C/O Robert Powell
40 George Road Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1PL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BERTRAM, Helen→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-09-27
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CRABTREE, John Rawcliffe Airey→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-09-27
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POWELL, Robert Geoffrey Clive→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2006-09-27
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dunbar Bank Dunbar Bank PLC | Letter of set-off | 1 property | 05/04/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Dunbar Bank Dunbar Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 05/04/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Dunbar Bank Dunbar Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/04/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-12-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-08-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-08-11
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2011-05-03
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2009-10-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2009-07-07
legacy
dissolution · 652a
2009-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-04-04
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-12-21
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2008-10-28
legacy
capital · 88(2)
2008-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-07-17
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-11-14
legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2007-11-14
legacy
mortgage · 395
2007-04-11