ALBAN (HOLLOWAY) LTD

💤Zombieactive
06394325 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-09
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£108.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,122

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£64k
Net Worth
£108k
Current Assets
£174k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£35k£70k£105k£140k£174kOct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£108.1k——
Current assets£174.5k——
Cash£64.4k——
Debtors£110.1k——
Net assets£108.1k——
Average employees—10001000

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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  3. 2024-10-30
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  4. 2023-07-26
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  5. 2022-10-28
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  6. 2021-07-25
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  7. 2020-08-25
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  8. 2019-07-18
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  9. 2018-07-19
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  10. 2017-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-20
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    SAHATCLU, Ilirsan resigned
    secretary
  12. 2017-03-20
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2016-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-06
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    address · AD01
  16. 2008-05-20
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    SAHATCLU, Ilirsan resigned
    director
  17. 2008-01-27
    ➖
    BERISHA, Besnik resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-27
    ➕
    SAHATCLU, Ilirsan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-27
    ➖
    BERISHA, Besnik resigned
    director
  20. 2008-01-27
    ➕
    SAHATCLU, Ilirsan appointed
    director
  21. 2007-10-10
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-10-10
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-10-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBAN (HOLLOWAY) LTD
  24. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    MANAJ, Leonard appointed
    director
  25. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    BERISHA, Besnik appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    BERISHA, Besnik appointed
    director
  28. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leonard Manaj
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/10/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

8 Anchor House
Old Street
London
EC1V 9JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MANAJ, Leonard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERISHA, Besnik→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2008-01-27
Resigned
SAHATCLU, Ilirsan→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-27 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2007-10-10
Resigned
BERISHA, Besnik→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2008-01-27
Resigned
SAHATCLU, Ilirsan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-01-27 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2007-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-18