ALBION SOUTH WEST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06016533 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,345
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,448 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 1406% YoY
Current Assets
£300
↓ 32% 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 | £-1.3k | £103 |
| Current assets | £300 | £442 |
| Net assets | £-1.3k | £103 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-31➖PALMER, Janice Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02➕TURNER, Mark Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-03-13➖REAL, Clifton Alister resigneddirector
- 2006-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBION SOUTH WEST LIMITED
- 2006-12-01➕BURNETT-HITCHCOCK, Jacob Nicholas, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2006-12-01➕PALMER, Janice Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-01➕REAL, Clifton Alister appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Peter Turner Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/12/2021 |
Jacob Nicholas Burnett-Hitchcock Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Charles Denys Burnett-Hitchcockceased 02/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Harscombe House
1 Darklake View
Estover
Plymouth
PL6 7TL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BURNETT-HITCHCOCK, Jacob Nicholas, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Mark Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, Janice Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2023-03-31
REAL, Clifton Alister→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2015-03-13
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-23