ALBAIN BIDCO UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08706008 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-25
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-06
    ➖
    LO'BUE, Dena Michelle resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-02-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  12. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2017-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-10-19
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Holly Caroline appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-19
    ➕
    LO'BUE, Dena Michelle appointed
    secretary
  20. 2017-10-19
    ➖
    BOEY, Aileen Yoke Ping resigned
    director
  21. 2017-10-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    BOEY, Aileen Yoke Ping appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-01
    ➖
    THURSTON, Robin David resigned
    director
  24. 2015-12-02
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Stephen James appointed
    director
  25. 2015-12-02
    ➖
    HAN, Edward John resigned
    director
  26. 2015-12-02
    ➖
    MAURSTAD, Hugo Lund resigned
    director
  27. 2015-12-02
    ➕
    THURSTON, Robin David appointed
    director
  28. 2013-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
  29. 2013-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBAIN BIDCO UK LIMITED
  30. 2013-09-25
    ➕
    HAN, Edward John appointed
    director
  31. 2013-09-25
    ➕
    MAURSTAD, Hugo Lund 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

7th Floor 33 King William Street
London
EC4R 9AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HAMILTON, Stephen James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBSTER, Holly Caroline→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LO'BUE, Dena Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-19 · resigned 2025-02-06
Resigned
BOEY, Aileen Yoke Ping→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2017-10-19
Resigned
HAN, Edward John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-09-25 · resigned 2015-12-02
Resigned
MAURSTAD, Hugo Lund→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-09-25 · resigned 2015-12-02
Resigned
THURSTON, Robin David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-12-02 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
U.S. Bank Trustees (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
A registered charge1 property31/10/2013—
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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-03