ALARM SUPPLIES SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC143300 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£5.99M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,993,457
Net assets shrinking
Down £65,010 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£6.0m
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£5.9m
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.5m£3.1m£4.6m£6.2m£7.7mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£6.02M£6.09M
Current assets£5.87M£7.72M
Cash£1.37M£2.90M
Debtors£2.70M£2.82M
Net assets£5.99M£6.06M

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-01
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    MCCARTNEY, George resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2018-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 1997-08-27
    ➕
    PAUL, Gary appointed
    director
  19. 1994-03-23
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    MCCARTNEY, George appointed
    secretary
  20. 1994-03-22
    ➖
    HUNTER, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  21. 1994-03-22
    ➖
    HUNTER, Margaret resigned
    director
  22. 1993-04-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  23. 1993-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALARM SUPPLIES SCOTLAND LIMITED
  24. 1993-03-17
    ➕
    MCCARTNEY, George James appointed
    director
  25. 1993-03-17
    ➕
    HUNTER, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  26. 1993-03-17
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1993-03-17
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1993-03-17
    ➕
    HUNTER, Margaret appointed
    director
  29. 1993-03-17
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 1993-03-17
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Mccartney
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1993-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

100 Borron Street
Port Dundas Business Park
Glasgow
G4 9XG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MCCARTNEY, George James→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAUL, Gary→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-08-27
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Active
HUNTER, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-17 · resigned 1994-03-22
Resigned
MCCARTNEY, George→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-23 · resigned 2025-01-01
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-17 · resigned 1993-03-17
Resigned
HUNTER, Margaret→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-03-17 · resigned 1994-03-22
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1993-03-17 · resigned 1993-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property16/04/199321/03/2018

Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29