ALBION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
09701762 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£122
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £122

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£122
~ YoY
Current Assets
£121
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24£49£73£98£122Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£122£122
Current assets£121£121
Net assets£122£122

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2020-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-08-05
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-15
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-29
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2018-08-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2018-08-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2015-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
  19. 2015-07-24
    ALBION CAPITAL GROUP LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2015-07-24
    FRASER-ALLEN, William Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2015-07-24
    WHITBY-SMITH, Robert James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Albion Capital Group Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Albion Capital Group Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALBION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
This company · 09701762

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Albion Capital Group Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/07/2017

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
Incorporated2015-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

1 Benjamin Street
London
EC1M 5QL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ALBION CAPITAL GROUP LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-24
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Active
FRASER-ALLEN, William Thomas
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-24
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Active
WHITBY-SMITH, Robert James
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-07-24
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-05