ALBERT STREET BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC685224 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 5.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
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
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-03-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-03-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-03-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBERT STREET BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED
- 2021-01-07➕CORBETT, Barry Lee appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07➕MINCHIN, Christopher David appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07➕WINCHESTER, Gareth John appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Gareth John Winchester Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/01/2021 |
Mr Barry Lee Corbett Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/01/2021 |
Mr Christopher David Minchin Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/01/2021 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
7 Albert Street
Aberdeen
AB25 1XX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CORBETT, Barry Lee→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MINCHIN, Christopher David→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINCHESTER, Gareth John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/03/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/03/2021 | 26/07/2023 |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-22