ALBRIGHT IP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09194575 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-29
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 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£5.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 10.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (8 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
58 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,594,104
Net assets shrinking
Down £430,225 YoY
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£992k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£5.6m
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1.2m£2.4m£3.6m£4.8m£6.0mMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Cash£992.5k£993.8k
Net assets£5.59M£6.02M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-16
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  4. 2026-01-16
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2026-01-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2026-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2026-01-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2026-01-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2026-01-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-08-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2025-08-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2023-05-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2023-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-05-11
    DOHERTY, William Gerard, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2023-05-11
    LOO, Chi Ching appointed
    director
  24. 2023-05-11
    MAIDMENT, Marc Sebastien George appointed
    director
  25. 2023-05-11
    NOBLE, Frederick Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2017-07-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 2016-06-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  28. 2016-02-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  29. 2016-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  30. 2014-11-03
    HOUSE, Julia Ann appointed
    director
  31. 2014-08-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBRIGHT IP LIMITED
  32. 2014-08-29
    GAMES, Robert Harland appointed
    director
  33. 2014-08-29
    HOCKING, Adrian Niall appointed
    director
  34. 2014-08-29
    OLIVER-GAMES, Katie Arabella appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

A P Services (Uk) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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A P Services (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent
ALBRIGHT IP LIMITED
This company · 09194575

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A P Services (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%25-50% voting23/12/2025
Mr Robert Harland Games
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Katie Arabella Oliver-Gamesceased 23/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

County House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (8 active · 0 resigned)

DOHERTY, William Gerard, Dr
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-05-11
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Active
GAMES, Robert Harland
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-29
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Active
HOCKING, Adrian Niall
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-08-29
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Active
HOUSE, Julia Ann
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-11-03
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Active
LOO, Chi Ching
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-11
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Active
MAIDMENT, Marc Sebastien George
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-05-11
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Active
NOBLE, Frederick Charles
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-05-11
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Active
OLIVER-GAMES, Katie Arabella
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-08-29
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge07/07/2017
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/06/2016
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/02/2016
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property11/02/2016
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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-23
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-01-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-01-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20