ALBA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC272746 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-31

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-31
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COXON, Lorna Allan appointed
secretary
2025-10-31
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BOLTON, Susan resigned
secretary
2025-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-01
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CARMICHAEL, Kevin George appointed
director
2022-03-01
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MACLEOD, John appointed
director
2022-03-01
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BOLTON, Susan appointed
secretary
2022-03-01
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MCDONALD, Ross Edward resigned
secretary
2022-03-01
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MACKENZIE, Alan Kenneth resigned
director
2022-03-01
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MORRISON, Alan Craig resigned
director
2022-03-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2007-08-08
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MCDONALD, Ross Edward appointed
secretary
2007-08-08
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SMITH, Ian Patrick resigned
secretary
2007-08-08
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KENNEDY, Ciaran Anthony resigned
director
2007-08-08
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MORRISON, Alan Craig appointed
director
2007-08-08
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SMITH, Ian Patrick resigned
director
2007-08-08
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TAYLOR, William resigned
director
2006-07-30
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MORRISON, Alan Craig resigned
director
2006-07-30
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SMITH, Ian Patrick appointed
director
2004-10-04
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BRUCE, Ian Gair appointed
director
2004-10-04
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BRUCE, Lynne appointed
director
2004-10-04
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SMITH, Ian Patrick appointed
secretary
2004-10-04
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DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-10-04
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KENNEDY, Ciaran Anthony appointed
director
2004-10-04
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MACKENZIE, Alan Kenneth appointed
director
2004-10-04
➕
MORRISON, Alan Craig appointed
director
2004-10-04
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TAYLOR, William appointed
director
2004-10-04
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DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-08-31
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Company incorporated
As ALBA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2004-08-31
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DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-31
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DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Breedon Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Breedon Trading Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALBA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED

This company · SC272746

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Breedon Trading Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/04/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Breedon Northern Limitedceased 27/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2004-08-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

Ethiebeaton Quarry

Kingennie

Monifieth

Angus

DD5 3RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31