1205 ESTATES LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 7.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £317.6k | £308.5k |
| Current assets | £71.8k | £59.5k |
| Net assets | £118.3k | £92.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-05-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-05-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-12-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 1205 ESTATES LIMITED
- 2018-06-29➕ASPINALL, Adam Paul appointeddirector
- 2018-06-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Paul Aspinall Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/05/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/05/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/05/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/12/2018 | — |