ALBRIGHTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive

06332779 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-03

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£210.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
65201Life reinsurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £210,084

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£210k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£143k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£818.2k	£1.65M
Current assets	£143.5k	£182.3k
Net assets	£210.1k	£182.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2025-03-25
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2023-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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accounts · AA
2022-02-08
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accounts · AA
2021-02-03
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accounts · AA
2020-05-04
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accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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address · AD01
2019-05-31
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accounts · AA
2018-05-26
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accounts · AA
2017-06-22
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accounts · AA
2016-08-31
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accounts · AA
2016-08-10
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gazette · DISS40
2016-08-09
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gazette · GAZ1
2015-11-10
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2007-08-03
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Company incorporated
As ALBRIGHTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD
2007-08-03
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HOBBS, Dawn Cheryl appointed
secretary
2007-08-03
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HOBBS, David Nigel appointed
director

Owner dependency

98/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Nigel Hobbs Individual · English · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	03/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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APLEY CASTLE MORTGAGES LIMITED→ 06187708 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
APPLIED LEASING LTD→ 02473288 · est 1990 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	36y	—	—
ASA MORTGAGES LTD→ 15626046 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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B INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 06783816 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

Lyndale

Blymhill Lawn

Shifnal

Shropshire

TF11 8NB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-16

Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HOBBS, Dawn Cheryl→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-03

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HOBBS, David Nigel→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-08-03

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