REALM HOMES LIMITED
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- 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 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.
Key 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 | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-09-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-03-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-03-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ardeer Investments Limited
- 2017-08-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ardeer Investments LLP
- 2017-08-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ardeer Investments LLP
- 2015-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs REALM HOMES LIMITED
- 2015-06-01➕TAYLOR, John 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 11 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Taylor Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2016 |
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.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Ardeer Investments Ardeer Investments Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/03/2018 | 28/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Ardeer Investments Ardeer Investments LLP | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/08/2017 | 22/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | Ardeer Investments Ardeer Investments LLP | A registered charge | — | 16/08/2017 | 28/03/2018 |