ALDERGREEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC391318 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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.

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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (62/100, director aged 59). 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 14.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
51 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-10
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    officers · RP01AP01
  6. 2026-03-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-03-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-03-09
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    address · AD01
  9. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-06
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    MACPHERSON, Fraser David resigned
    director
  18. 2012-01-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    SEMPLE, James Bernard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    SEMPLE, Brendan John appointed
    director
  21. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    SEMPLE, James Bernard appointed
    director
  22. 2011-05-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-05-09
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  24. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Fraser David appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDERGREEN LIMITED
  26. 2011-01-11
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-01-11
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

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

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Invercoast Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALDERGREEN LIMITED
This company · SC391318

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Invercoast Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Brendan John Sempleceased 01/07/2016· significant influence
  • James Bernard Sempleceased 01/07/2016· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

6 Kempock Street
Gourock
PA19 1NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SEMPLE, James Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEMPLE, Brendan John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEMPLE, James Bernard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-11 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-01-11 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
MACPHERSON, Fraser David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2014-02-06
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
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property11/01/2012—
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Recent filings (51 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15