ALBURNE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC705857 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,447

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
-£6k-£4k-£2k£503£3k£5kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-2.4k£-6.1k
Current assets£4.9k
Net assets£-2.4k£-6.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBURNE LIMITED
  10. 2021-08-04
    JACKSON, Lesley Heather appointed
    director
  11. 2021-08-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Lesley Heather Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Caledonia House
89 Seaward Street
Glasgow
G41 1HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JACKSON, Lesley Heather
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-08-04
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-04