ALBION COMPONENTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07163111 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£715.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
52 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £715,935
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£200k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£716k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £718.0k | £563.9k |
| Current assets | £2.71M | £3.48M |
| Cash | £200.2k | £631.5k |
| Debtors | £1.02M | £810.1k |
| Net assets | £715.9k | £563.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-29➖GUPPY, Paul Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2025-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-26➖GROGAN, Dennis resigneddirector
- 2023-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-02➕DUCKWORTH, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02➕GROGAN, Dennis appointeddirector
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20➕FENNER, Guy Alain appointeddirector
- 2021-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-07-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-05✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-09-28➕GUPPY, Paul Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2016-12-28➕GUPPY, Paul Jeremy appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-28➕BEER, Hugo Aldo appointeddirector
- 2016-12-28➖SALVUCCI, Sandro resigneddirector
- 2010-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBION COMPONENTS LTD
- 2010-02-19➕SALVUCCI, Sandro appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Albion 4c Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Albion 4c Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALBION COMPONENTS LTD
This company · 07163111
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Albion 4c Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
Mr Hugo Aldo Beer Individual · Swiss · DOB 10/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 28/12/2016 |
Mrs Vivienne Rose Beer Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740
Registered office
Fleming Court
Leigh Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 9PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
GUPPY, Paul Jeremy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-12-28
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BEER, Hugo Aldo→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2016-12-28
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DUCKWORTH, Paul Andrew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-10-02
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FENNER, Guy Alain→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-07-20
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GROGAN, Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-10-02 · resigned 2023-11-26
GUPPY, Paul Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-28 · resigned 2025-08-29
SALVUCCI, Sandro→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-19 · resigned 2016-12-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25