ALCUIN HOMES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

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08484963 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-12
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 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
43 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.

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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-01
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-10
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-04-10
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-04-09
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    WATERS, Samantha Louise resigned
    director
  13. 2019-04-09
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    WATERS, Scott Andrew resigned
    director
  14. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-21
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-03-21
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-01-31
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    MARCHANT, Esther appointed
    director
  19. 2017-01-31
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    WATERS, Samantha Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2015-04-14
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    DULIEU, Melvyn resigned
    director
  21. 2014-03-05
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    DULIEU, Melvyn appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-05
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    NICHOLSON, Greg resigned
    director
  23. 2014-03-05
    ➖
    STANLEY, Simon resigned
    director
  24. 2014-03-05
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    WATERS, Scott Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2014-03-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Melvyn Dulieu and Janet Margaret Dulieu
  26. 2013-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCUIN HOMES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
  27. 2013-04-12
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    MARCHANT, Richard Simon appointed
    director
  28. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Greg appointed
    director
  29. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    STANLEY, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Alcuin Homes (Yorkshire) Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alcuin Homes (Yorkshire) Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALCUIN HOMES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
This company · 08484963

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alcuin Homes (Yorkshire) Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

98c Tadcaster Road
Dringhouses
York
YO24 1LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MARCHANT, Esther→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARCHANT, Richard Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-12
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Active
DULIEU, Melvyn→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-03-05 · resigned 2015-04-14
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Greg→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-12 · resigned 2014-03-05
Resigned
STANLEY, Simon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-12 · resigned 2014-03-05
Resigned
WATERS, Samantha Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2019-04-09
Resigned
WATERS, Scott Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-03-05 · resigned 2019-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Melvyn Dulieu and Janet Margaret Dulieu
A registered charge1 property05/03/2014—
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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-26