ALBURY MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08889401 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£167.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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.

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £167,652
Net assets shrinking
Down £147,601 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£168k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£411k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£82k£164k£246k£328k£411kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-02-12
    CREASY, Alexander Karl Noah resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-01-11
    CREASY, Cressida Mary Rose appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2015-09-02
    CREASY, Alexander Karl Noah appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-02
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  21. 2014-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBURY MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2014-02-12
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Cressida Mary Rose Creasy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/02/2024
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

1st Floor 5 Century Court
Tolpits Lane
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 9PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CREASY, Cressida Mary Rose
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-01-11
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Active
CREASY, Alexander Karl Noah
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-09-02 · resigned 2024-02-12
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2015-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27