ALBON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08316599 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,039
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,118 YoY
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£25k£38k£50k£63kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.0k£26.2k
Current assets£40.1k£62.7k
Cash£40.1k£59.4k
Debtors—£3.3k
Net assets£11.0k£26.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-12-15
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2016-12-15
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-12-02
    ➕
    ALBON, Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2012-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2012-12-03
    ➕
    ALBON, Carolyn Patricia appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-03
    ➕
    ALBON, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALBON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Albon
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest01/12/2016
Mr Christopher Albon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/12/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

C/O Hillside
55 Rectory Grove
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ALBON, Carolyn Patricia→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-12-03
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Active
ALBON, Christopher→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-12-02
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Active
ALBON, Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-10-16