ATHELSTAN COURT LIMITED
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.92M | £2.91M |
| Current assets | £7.9k | £8.1k |
| Net assets | £66.9k | £166.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
- 2022-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
- 2020-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ATHELSTAN COURT LIMITED
- 2020-11-09➕SMITH, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 2020-11-09📄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 6 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
cleanGroup structure
Countrylarge Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Countrylarge Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Timothy Smithceased 06/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Construction · LS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKZ PROJECTS LTD→ 16877770 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLENBY & STOKELL LIMITED→ 03019619 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ALLERTON DAMP-PROOFING LIMITED→ 02023575 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| ALLTRADES BESPOKE BUILDERS LTD→ 11872626 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALLWOOD JOINERY AND BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED→ 14758411 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALMOND BENNETT DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ 15485585 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALMSCLIFFE DHESI DEVELOPMENTS (1) LIMITED→ 12234052 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALMSCLIFFE DHESI DEVELOPMENTS (ASHINGTON) LIMITED→ 14871519 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALMSCLIFFE DHESI DEVELOPMENTS (PETERLEE) LIMITED→ 13800102 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALMSCLIFFE DHESI DEVELOPMENTS (STANLEY) LIMITED→ 13123992 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALNUAAIMAT LTD→ 13528788 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALPHA ELECTRICAL GROUP LTD→ 13465953 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hampshire Trust Bank Hampshire Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/01/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampshire Trust Bank Hampshire Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2022 | — |