ALBAROSA LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £82.0k | £77.0k |
| Current assets | £3.9k | £1.2k |
| Cash | £3.7k | £958 |
| Debtors | £200 | £200 |
| Net assets | £-46.0k | £-52.3k |
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bridgeco Limited
- 2020-01-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bridgeco Limited
- 2019-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBAROSA LIMITED
- 2019-04-09➕HAMILTON, Samuel John Harry appointeddirector
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 7 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel John Harry Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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 | Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/02/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2020 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2020 | 24/03/2022 |