ALBRIGHT DESIGN LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16105116 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-27
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-10-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBRIGHT DESIGN LIMITED
  12. 2024-11-27
    BULL, Gary David appointed
    director
  13. 2024-11-27
    DANIELS, Robert Glen appointed
    director
  14. 2024-11-27
    SHEPHERD, Martin John appointed
    director
  15. 2024-11-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin John Shepherd
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/11/2024
Mr Gary David Bull
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/11/2024
Mr Robert Glen Daniels
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/11/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Bowler House
Harvey Road
Basildon
SS13 1DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BULL, Gary David
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-11-27
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Active
DANIELS, Robert Glen
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-11-27
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Active
SHEPHERD, Martin John
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-11-27
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-27