ALBEMARLE HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10959264 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£2.41M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,405,888
Cash YoY
+199%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£580k
↑ 199% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.41M | £2.30M |
| Current assets | £1.13M | £773.9k |
| Cash | £580.3k | £194.3k |
| Debtors | £546.0k | £579.6k |
| Net assets | £2.41M | £2.30M |
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.
See pricing →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
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-12-01➕JACQUES, Charotte Emma appointedsecretary
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBEMARLE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2017-09-12➕BARKER, Clare Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-09-12➕BARKER, Darryl appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darryl Barker Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 01/09/2023 |
Mrs Clare Barker Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 01/09/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Clare Elizabeth Barkerceased 01/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Darryl Barkerceased 01/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
Grove Barn 11 Silica Court
Kirk Sandall
Doncaster
DN3 1EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JACQUES, Charotte Emma→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARKER, Clare Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARKER, Darryl→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13