ALBURY GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10535838 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-13.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,777
Cash YoY
+2696%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 2696% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
-£28k-£21k-£13k-£6k£2k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-13.8k£-28.1k
Current assets£9.1k
Cash£4.1k£146
Debtors£5.0k
Net assets£-13.8k£-28.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
    BERRY, Gary Paul resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-08-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Business Lending Residential Funding 2 Limited
  14. 2018-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-12-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBURY GROUP LIMITED
  17. 2016-12-21
    BERRY, Sam Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2016-12-21
    BERRY, Gary Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Paul Berry
Individual · English · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2016
Mr Sam Gary Berry
Individual · English · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Church View
Church Lane
Aldenham
WD25 8AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BERRY, Sam Gary
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-12-21
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Active
BERRY, Gary Paul
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-12-21 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Business Lending Residential Funding 2
Business Lending Residential Funding 2 Limited
A registered charge1 property16/08/2019
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Recent filings (23 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23