186 INVESTMENTS LTD

🌳Matureactive

07589623 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-04

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 8.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	—	£178.6k
Current assets	—	£1.40M
Cash	—	£726.4k
Debtors	—	£649.1k
Net assets	—	£178.6k
Average employees	2200	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-01
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BESTERFIELD, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2023-04-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-03-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-03-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-09-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-09
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LAKEY, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2022-02-01
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TULLY, Paul James resigned
director
2022-02-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-16
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CARTER, Jonathan appointed
director
2017-11-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2017-11-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2017-01-01
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TULLY, Paul James appointed
director
2011-04-04
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Company incorporated
As 186 INVESTMENTS LTD
2011-04-04
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ROBERTSON, Richard Mark appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Samam Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Franam Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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186 INVESTMENTS LTD

This company · 07589623

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Samam Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/12/2021
Franam Holdings Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/12/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Mark Robertsonceased 31/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Orchid House

Four Riggs

Darlington

DL3 6LH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BESTERFIELD, Michael Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2023-06-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARTER, Jonathan→

director · ~45y · appointed 2019-05-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAKEY, Christopher Paul→

director · ~57y · appointed 2022-09-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROBERTSON, Richard Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2011-04-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TULLY, Paul James→

director · ~46y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2022-02-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	1 property	13/11/2017	27/03/2023
	satisfied	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	1 property	13/11/2017	27/04/2023

Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-10-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-13

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-04-27

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-03-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-10-06

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2022-09-23

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2022-09-18

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2022-09-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-09-13