ALBION TEA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09317144 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-30
    PRYCE, Charles Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-19
    WING, Clifford Donald resigned
    director
  19. 2014-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBION TEA LIMITED
  20. 2014-11-18
    PRYCE, Angela Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-18
    PRYCE, Charles Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-18
    WING, Clifford Donald 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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: 2025-03-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Angela Louise Pryce
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Unit 408 The Commercial Centre
Picket Piece
Andover
SP11 6RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PRYCE, Angela Louise
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-18
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Active
PRYCE, Charles Anthony
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-18 · resigned 2015-05-30
Resigned
WING, Clifford Donald
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-18 · resigned 2014-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-09