ALBION CUSTOM TRAILERS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13393940 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 29203SIC 29203
- 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £4.3k |
| Current assets | — | £10.9k |
| Net assets | — | £4.3k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-04➕COFFEY, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2021-11-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBION CUSTOM TRAILERS LTD
- 2021-05-13➕COFFEY, Duncan Samuel appointeddirector
- 2021-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 Sebastian Kevin Edward Coffey Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/01/2022 |
Mrs Moira Angela Coffey Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Duncan Samuel Coffeyceased 17/01/2022· 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.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
2a Connaught Avenue
London
E4 7AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COFFEY, Duncan Samuel→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COFFEY, Kevin John→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2021-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-30