ALARA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08536775 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-20
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 2.8y
0/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
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
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-07-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lendhub Limited as Senior Lender
- 2025-07-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lendhub Limited as Mezzanine Lender
- 2025-05-30➕HALL, Sharmaine Julia appointeddirector
- 2025-05-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-03📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Efg Private Bank Limited
- 2021-03-05➕HALL, Sharmaine Julia appointedsecretary
- 2019-04-06➕MCLAREN, Andrew Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-04-06➕MCLAREN, Jonathan Todd appointeddirector
- 2019-04-06➕MCLAREN, Andrew Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-04-06➖MCLAREN, Andrew Scott resigneddirector
- 2013-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALARA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2013-05-20➕MCLAREN, Alan John appointeddirector
- 2013-05-20➕MCLAREN, Alexandra Victoria appointeddirector
- 2013-05-20➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2013-05-20➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·3 new charges in last 12 months
mediumHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2025-12-12: A registered charge; 2025-07-18: A registered charge; 2025-07-18: A registered charge
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan John Mclaren Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Alexandra Victoria Mclaren Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sharmaine Julia Hall Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 19/09/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Daryush Farshchi-Heidariceased 19/09/2025· 25-50% shares · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 4GI LIMITED→ 08928644 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| ABSOLUTE FUNDING PARTNERS LIMITED→ 14769528 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
Stilegate
Chapel Road
Oxted
Surrey
RH8 0SX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)
HALL, Sharmaine Julia→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-03-05
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HALL, Sharmaine Julia→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-05-30
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MCLAREN, Alan John→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-05-20
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MCLAREN, Alexandra Victoria→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-05-20
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MCLAREN, Andrew Scott→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-04-06
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MCLAREN, Jonathan Todd→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-06
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-20 · resigned 2013-05-20
MCLAREN, Andrew Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-04-06 · resigned 2019-04-06
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Secure Trust Bank Secure Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lendhub as Senior Lender Lendhub Limited as Senior Lender | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lendhub as Mezzanine Lender Lendhub Limited as Mezzanine Lender | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | OakNorth Oaknorth Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2024 | 24/07/2025 | |
| outstanding | Efg Private Bank Efg Private Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/08/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24