ALP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC261031 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£246.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 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 (77/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £246,359
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,379 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£174k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£246k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£53k£105k£158k£211k£264kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Cash£174.2k£238.1k
Net assets£246.4k£263.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-14
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-12-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-11-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2005-12-31
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    LOVIE, Mary Jane Margaret resigned
    director
  20. 2005-12-31
    ➖
    LOVIE JNR, Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2005-12-31
    ➖
    LOVIE SNR, Alexander Macdonald resigned
    director
  22. 2004-01-29
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-01-29
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  25. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    TOD, Suzanne Audrey appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    TOD, Peter Heggie appointed
    director
  27. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    TOD, Suzanne Audrey appointed
    director
  28. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    LOVIE, Mary Jane Margaret appointed
    director
  30. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    LOVIE JNR, Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    LOVIE SNR, Alexander Macdonald appointed
    director
  32. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peter Heggie Tod
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Suzanne Audrey Tod
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 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
Incorporated2003-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

Milton Of Byth
New Byth
Turriff
AB53 5XU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

TOD, Suzanne Audrey→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-17
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Active
TOD, Peter Heggie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-12-17
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Active
TOD, Suzanne Audrey→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-01-29
Resigned
LOVIE, Mary Jane Margaret→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
LOVIE JNR, Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
LOVIE SNR, Alexander Macdonald→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/08/2014—
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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30