ALBACHEM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC222301 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-17
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-23
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-09
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Alan David appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-09
    ➖
    HAYBURN, Colin resigned
    director
  9. 2023-01-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-01-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-03-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-03-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2009-06-11
    ➖
    RAMAGE, Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-04
    ➕
    HAYBURN, Colin appointed
    director
  21. 2005-01-28
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Heather appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-01-28
    ➖
    RAMAGE, Jennifer Louise resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-01-28
    ➖
    RAMAGE, Joan Fraser resigned
    director
  24. 2002-06-13
    ➕
    RAMAGE, Joan Fraser appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-25
    ➕
    RAMAGE, Jennifer Louise appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-25
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-10-25
    ➕
    RAMAGE, Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-25
    ➖
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBACHEM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  30. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Irvine
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Alan David Armstrong
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Colin Hayburn
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5 Fleming Building Edinburgh Technopole
Milton Bridge
Penicuik
EH26 0BE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

STEVENSON, Heather→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Alan David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAMAGE, Jennifer Louise→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-25 · resigned 2005-01-28
Resigned
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2001-10-25
Resigned
HAYBURN, Colin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-03-04 · resigned 2023-01-09
Resigned
RAMAGE, Joan Fraser→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2005-01-28
Resigned
RAMAGE, Robert→
director · ~91y · appointed 2001-10-25 · resigned 2009-06-11
Resigned
DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2001-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03