ALBION INVESTMENTS & HOLDINGS LTD
💤Zombieactive
09122157 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-08
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £623.0k |
| Current assets | — | £406.1k |
| Cash | — | £8.9k |
| Debtors | — | £397.2k |
| Net assets | — | £334.0k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-04➖FRANCIS, Lana Karen resigneddirector
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-04-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Belmont Green Finance Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans
- 2020-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Belmont Green Finance Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans
- 2020-03-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-13➕FRANCIS, Lana Karen appointeddirector
- 2020-03-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-04-10➖FIELD, Lewis Martin resigneddirector
- 2014-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBION INVESTMENTS & HOLDINGS LTD
- 2014-07-08➕FRANCIS, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-07-08➕FIELD, Lewis Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Anthony Francis Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 04/07/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Lana Karen Francisceased 04/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Lewis Martin Fieldceased 10/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Energique
Anstey Lane
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 2NB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
FRANCIS, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FIELD, Lewis Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-07-08 · resigned 2017-04-10
FRANCIS, Lana Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-03-13 · resigned 2024-08-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Belmont Green Finance Trading as Vida Homeloans Belmont Green Finance Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2020 | 13/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Belmont Green Finance Trading as Vida Homeloans Belmont Green Finance Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2020 | 13/02/2026 |
Recent filings (45 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09