ALBEMARLE FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED

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10369767 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-11
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£292
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.1 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £292
Very low cash
Cash position: £30
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30
~ YoY
Net Worth
£292
~ YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£61k£81k£101kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£84.6k£74.6k
Current assets£101.1k£96.5k
Cash£30£30
Debtors£101.1k£96.4k
Net assets£292£292

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2022-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-02-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-06-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2019-04-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: John David Bell
  19. 2018-12-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2016-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBEMARLE FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED
  21. 2016-09-11
    ➕
    STRUDWICK, Henry Giles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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

Albemarle And Company Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Albemarle And Company Ltd
Corporate parent
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ALBEMARLE FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED
This company · 10369767

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
Mr Henry Giles Strudwick
Individual · English · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/09/2016
Albemarle And Company Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

18 Carisbrooke Drive
Mapperley Park
Nottingham
NG3 5DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STRUDWICK, Henry Giles→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-11
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
John David Bell
A registered charge—24/04/2019—
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Recent filings (34 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-10