ALTER LANDSCAPES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC131457 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£867.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £867,594
Cash YoY
+291%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 291% YoY
Net Worth
£868k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£343k£686k£1.0m£1.4m£1.7mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.29M£1.39M
Current assets£1.72M£1.61M
Cash£12.3k£3.2k
Debtors£1.19M£1.16M
Net assets£867.6k£848.2k

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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-05-01
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-05-01
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-04-22
    ➕
    MILLER, Alan Mclatchie appointed
    director
  14. 2019-04-22
    ➕
    MILLER, Fraser Gillan appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-04-30
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    HART, Peter Wheldon resigned
    director
  19. 1996-12-18
    ➕
    MILLER, Mary Mclatchie appointed
    secretary
  20. 1996-12-18
    ➖
    HART, Peter Wheldon resigned
    secretary
  21. 1995-09-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1992-08-04
    ➕
    MILLER, Mary Mclatchie appointed
    director
  23. 1992-01-17
    ➕
    HART, Peter Wheldon appointed
    director
  24. 1991-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTER LANDSCAPES LIMITED
  25. 1991-04-24
    ➕
    MILLER, Alan Struthers appointed
    director
  26. 1991-04-24
    ➕
    HART, Peter Wheldon appointed
    secretary
  27. 1991-04-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1991-04-24
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Mary Mclatchie Miller
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Alan Struthers Miller
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Fraser Gillan Millerceased 21/04/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated1991-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Weels Farm
Lochwinnoch
Renfrewshire
Strathclyde
PA12 4LD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

MILLER, Mary Mclatchie→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Alan Mclatchie→
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-04-22
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Active
MILLER, Alan Struthers→
director · ~67y · appointed 1991-04-24
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Active
MILLER, Fraser Gillan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-04-22
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Active
MILLER, Mary Mclatchie→
director · ~66y · appointed 1992-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HART, Peter Wheldon→
secretary · appointed 1991-04-24 · resigned 1996-12-18
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-24 · resigned 1991-04-24
Resigned
HART, Peter Wheldon→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-01-17 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/09/1995—
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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-24