ALBERT AND BB INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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: 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-01➕ASTLES, Philip John Goolden, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-09-01➖KELFORD, Robert Stephen, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2009-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBERT AND BB INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2009-08-04➕KELFORD, Robert Stephen, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Philip John Goolden Astles Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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