ALBA LANDSCAPES LTD.

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SC251443 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-19
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -43% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,650
Cash draining
Cash down 43% YoY
Cash YoY
-43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£123k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£49k£74k£98k£123kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£151.7k£137.1k
Current assets£122.7k£90.6k
Cash£6.2k£10.8k
Debtors£112.0k£75.3k
Net assets£6.7k£6.1k

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
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-05-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-10-31
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    CRICHTON, Graeme Neil appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-10-31
    ➖
    CRICHTON, Chananya resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-09-08
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    COLDWELL, Arthur Johnston Spence resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-09-08
    ➕
    CRICHTON, Chananya appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-08
    ➖
    COLDWELL, Arthur Johnston Spence resigned
    director
  21. 2003-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBA LANDSCAPES LTD.
  22. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    CRICHTON, Graeme Neil appointed
    director
  23. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    COLDWELL, Arthur Johnston Spence appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    COLDWELL, Arthur Johnston Spence appointed
    director
  27. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Neil Crichton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Wanna Wilson
Individual · Thai · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/08/2023

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
Incorporated2003-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Mid Borland Farm
Eaglesham
Glasgow
G76 0PP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CRICHTON, Graeme Neil→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRICHTON, Graeme Neil→
director · ~44y · appointed 2003-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLDWELL, Arthur Johnston Spence→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2010-09-08
Resigned
CRICHTON, Chananya→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-08 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned
COLDWELL, Arthur Johnston Spence→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2010-09-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-05-18