ALBEA CREATIVE UK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11268678 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-21
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2024-12-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Kbc Bank Nv
- 2021-12-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Alliance Fund Managers Limited
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kbc Bank Nv
- 2020-03-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBEA CREATIVE UK LIMITED
- 2018-03-21➕AGARWAL, Vinod appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕EATON, Derek James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22220 — SIC 22220
Registered office
36 High Street
Halstead
CO9 2AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AGARWAL, Vinod→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-21
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EATON, Derek James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kbc Bank Nv | A registered charge | — | 18/01/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Alliance Fund Managers Alliance Fund Managers Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/12/2021 | 27/11/2025 | |
| outstanding | Kbc Bank Nv | A registered charge | — | 16/12/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-12-09
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21