ALBURY MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £167.7k | £315.3k |
| Current assets | £410.6k | £175.7k |
| Net assets | £167.7k | £315.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-12➖CREASY, Alexander Karl Noah resigneddirector
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-11➕CREASY, Cressida Mary Rose appointeddirector
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-01📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-09-02➕CREASY, Alexander Karl Noah appointeddirector
- 2015-09-02➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2014-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBURY MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
- 2014-02-12➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-27: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Cressida Mary Rose Creasy Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alex Karl Noah Creasyceased 12/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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