ANTRIM COUNTY LAND, BUILDING, AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

R0000037 · ltd · incorporated 1878-02-20

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£2.26M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

21 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 36.2y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 36.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

284 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,258,325

Cash YoY

-33%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£44k

↓ 33% YoY

Net Worth

£2.3m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£51k

↓ 29% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£2.32M	£2.32M
Current assets	£50.5k	£71.4k
Cash	£44.0k	£65.8k
Debtors	£6.5k	£5.6k
Net assets	£2.26M	£2.25M

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-02-20
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Charge satisfied #21
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Charge satisfied #20
2024-03-07
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2024-02-26
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Charge satisfied #19
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Charge satisfied #17
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2023-09-11
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-08-22
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-05-25
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Northern Bank Limited
2021-05-25
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Northern Bank Limited
2021-05-25
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Northern Bank Limited
2012-04-18
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2012-04-18
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2012-04-18
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2012-04-18
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2012-04-18
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2007-12-03
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC

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Owner dependency

65/100

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 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 148 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

The Ballymena Land Investment Company holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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The Ballymena Land Investment Company

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ANTRIM COUNTY LAND, BUILDING, AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED

This company · R0000037

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Ballymena Land Investment Company Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2024
Mr Kenneth Crawford Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/06/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Antrim County Investment Managers Limitedceased 30/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1878-02-20

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

28-30 Thomas Street

Ballymena

BT43 6AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-26

Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

PAUL, Richard John→

secretary

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Active

CRAWFORD, Kenneth→

director · ~77y

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GIBSON, Douglas Norman→

director · ~78y

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STEWART, John Cleaver→

director · ~76y

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:21 of 21 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited	A registered charge	3 properties	25/05/2021	11/04/2024
satisfied	Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited	A registered charge	2 properties	25/05/2021	11/04/2024
satisfied	Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited	A registered charge	—	25/05/2021	12/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Legal charge	2 properties	18/04/2012	12/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Legal charge	1 property	18/04/2012	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Legal charge	2 properties	18/04/2012	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Legal charge	1 property	18/04/2012	12/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Legal charge	1 property	18/04/2012	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	03/12/2007	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	01/05/2007	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	14/03/2006	12/09/2023
satisfied	Belfast / Aib Group (UK) Belfast / Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	2 properties	01/08/2003	12/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	2 properties	30/07/2003	12/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	30/07/2003	11/09/2023
satisfied	Belfast / Aib Group (UK) Belfast / Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	2 properties	29/07/2002	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	13/02/2002	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	3 properties	06/11/2000	11/09/2023
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	08/07/1997	11/09/2023
satisfied	NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD	Mortgage or charge	2 properties	06/08/1993	21/04/1999
satisfied	Eagle Star Insurnace	Mortgage or charge	1 property	16/11/1990	22/08/2023
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD	Mortgage or charge	1 property	09/03/1990	—

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Recent filings (284 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-11

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-02-03

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-02-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-03

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-02-03

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-04-11

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-26

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-02-26

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-09-12

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-09-12

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-09-12