ALBANY GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05993707 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.62M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Investigation activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,616,039
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£2.6m
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£466k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£523k£1.0m£1.6m£2.1m£2.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.64M£2.19M
Current assets£466.2k£283.1k
Cash£19.5k£13.8k
Debtors£446.8k£269.3k
Net assets£2.62M£2.13M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-10
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-06-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-12-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Iwoca Skye Finance LTD
  13. 2020-10-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2020-08-19
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2020-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2014-11-27
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    ROCHE, Barry Martin resigned
    director
  20. 2012-05-29
    ➕
    ROCHE, Barry Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    GC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Adam Neil appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-01
    ➖
    RUSH, Aaron David resigned
    director
  24. 2006-11-20
    ➕
    RUSH, Aaron David appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-18
    ➕
    GC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-11-17
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Stewart John appointed
    director
  27. 2006-11-10
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-11-10
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBANY GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  30. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Neil Richards
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/10/2016
Mr Stewart John Griffiths
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/10/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80300 — Investigation activities

Registered office

Fulford House
Newbold Terrace
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 4EA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, Stewart John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Adam Neil→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2006-11-10
Resigned
GC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-18 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
ROCHE, Barry Martin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2014-11-27
Resigned
RUSH, Aaron David→
director · ~42y · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2006-11-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
iwoca
Iwoca Skye Finance LTD
A registered charge—02/12/2020—
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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09