A1 DAIRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07632940 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-13
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 3.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.6y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,994,387

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover—£787.7k
Gross profit—£648.1k
Operating profit—£543.3k
Profit before tax£1.99M£2.43M
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2023-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-11-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2022-11-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-11-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: A1 Dairies Lrd
  13. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-03-10
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    GERSON, Shirley Esther resigned
    director
  17. 2021-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-01-10
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    GERSON, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  19. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-05-14
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    CHEW, Chin Hooi appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 DAIRIES LIMITED
  23. 2011-05-13
    ➕
    GERSON, Anthony Charles Raphael appointed
    director
  24. 2011-05-13
    ➕
    GERSON, Peter Daniel appointed
    director
  25. 2011-05-13
    ➕
    GERSON, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  26. 2011-05-13
    ➕
    GERSON, Shirley Esther appointed
    director
  27. 2011-05-13
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  28. 2011-05-13
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.

🏛️
A1 Self Storage Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Michael Gerson (Investments) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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A1 DAIRIES LIMITED
This company · 07632940

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Michael Gerson (Investments) Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting20/05/2016
A1 Self Storage Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/03/2018

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
Incorporated2011-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Downland Close
Whetstone
London
N20 9LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CHEW, Chin Hooi→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERSON, Anthony Charles Raphael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERSON, Peter Daniel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERSON, Michael Joseph→
director · ~89y · appointed 2011-05-13 · resigned 2021-01-10
Resigned
GERSON, Shirley Esther→
director · ~91y · appointed 2011-05-13 · resigned 2021-03-10
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-05-13 · resigned 2011-05-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
A1 Dairies Lrd
A registered charge1 property29/11/202230/11/2022

Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01