ALAN SHIEL LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £64.4k | — |
| Current assets | £6.5k | — |
| Net assets | £64.4k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-20➖SMALL, Gaynor Anne resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN SHIEL LIMITED
- 2002-10-14➕SHIEL, Alan appointeddirector
- 2002-10-14➕SMALL, Gaynor Anne appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-14➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-14➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHIEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Shiel Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/06/2024 | — |