L A SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC252517 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,026,746
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£50k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.03M | £1.97M |
| Current assets | £192.9k | £172.2k |
| Cash | £50.1k | £39.1k |
| Debtors | £4.9k | — |
| Net assets | £2.03M | £1.90M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-12-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bp Oil UK Limited
- 2007-12-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland
- 2006-07-12➖ALI, Rahilla resignedsecretary
- 2003-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs L A SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD.
- 2003-07-09➕ALI, Liaquat appointeddirector
- 2003-07-09➕ALI, Raheela appointeddirector
- 2003-07-09➕ALI, Rahilla appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-09➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-07-09➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Liaquat Ali Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Raheela Ali Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
2 Antonine Road
Dullatur
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G68 0FE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ALI, Liaquat→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Raheela→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Rahilla→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2006-07-12
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bp Oil UK Bp Oil UK Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 20/12/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/12/2007 | 02/09/2022 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 07/08/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01