ALA CONSULTANTS (EDINBURGH) LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC495245 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-16
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 5.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
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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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hampden & Co. PLC
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hampden & Co PLC
- 2021-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ALA CONSULTANTS (EDINBURGH) LTD
- 2015-01-16➕AFSHAR, Amanda Lechmere appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Natasha Afshar Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/01/2021 |
Mr Samuel Afshar Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/01/2021 |
Mrs Amanda Lechmere Afshar Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
41 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4HQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
AFSHAR, Amanda Lechmere→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-01-16
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hampden & Co. Hampden & Co. PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampden & Co Hampden & Co PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 02/04/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampden & Co , 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-21