ALBA INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07067852 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 51). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
28 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 16.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
28 charges (28/28 with lender, 28/28 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-15➕HARBER, Ben appointedsecretary
- 2025-05-15➖SGH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-05📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-09-04➖KIN COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-09-04➕SGH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-12-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2019-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04➖MILLS, Christopher Harwood Bernard resigneddirector
- 2018-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-07-30➖GUNTRIP, Bonita resignedsecretary
- 2015-07-30➕KIN COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-05-01➕GUNTRIP, Bonita appointedsecretary
- 2012-05-01➖J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-05-07🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2011-05-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2011-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2011-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2011-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2011-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2011-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #17
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- 2011-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #12
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- 2011-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2011-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2011-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-12-02🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2010-12-02🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2010-12-02🔓Charge satisfied #22
Showing most recent 50 of 85 events
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Alba Investment Properties Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alba Investment Properties Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALBA INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · 07067852
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Alba Investment Properties Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/05/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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
Incorporated2009-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
6 Stratton Street
Mayfair
London
W1J 8LD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
WHITTINGHAM, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUNTRIP, Bonita→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2015-07-30
J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2012-05-01
KIN COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2023-09-04
SGH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-09-04 · resigned 2025-05-15
MILLS, Christopher Harwood Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2018-09-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
28
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:28 of 28 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 04/02/2010 | 07/05/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 2 properties | 29/01/2010 | 02/12/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 2 properties | 29/01/2010 | 02/12/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (Security Agent) | Share charge | 1 property | 29/01/2010 | 12/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 09/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 09/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 02/12/2010 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 12/11/2010 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 2 properties | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 09/03/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Registers (Investments) West Registers (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 02/12/2010 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 02/12/2010 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | West Register (Investments) West Register (Investments) Limited | Standard security | 2 properties | 23/12/2009 | 17/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 07/05/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The Security Agent) | Share change | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 12/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | 12/02/2011 |
Recent filings (111 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-05
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-06