A & L KIRBY PROPERTY LTD
🌳Matureactive
09581045 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£807.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £807,392
Cash YoY
+55%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£285k
↑ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£807k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£524k
↑ 160% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £807.4k | £602.9k |
| Current assets | £524.0k | £201.2k |
| Cash | £285.4k | £184.5k |
| Debtors | £238.5k | £16.7k |
| Net assets | £807.4k | £602.9k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-05-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-04-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A & L KIRBY PROPERTY LTD
- 2015-05-08➕KIRBY, Andrew Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2015-05-08➕KIRBY, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2015-05-08➕BLACK, Marion appointeddirector
- 2015-05-08➖BLACK, Marion resigneddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KIRBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lisa Kirby Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/01/2021 |
Mr Andrew Nicholas Kirby Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
23 The Green The Green
Thurlby
Bourne
PE10 0HB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KIRBY, Andrew Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Marion→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2015-05-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/05/2016 | 03/02/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/04/2016 | 05/10/2023 |
Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-15