HAPPY ALICE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC547336 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£558
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £558

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£558
↑ 128% YoY
Current Assets
£837
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£303£605£908£1k£2kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-062024-04-06
Total assets£558£245
Current assets£837£1.5k
Net assets£558£245

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
2
filings
  • • 2 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2020-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-17
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Victoria Jayne appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-11-17
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2017-10-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-09-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-09-27
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Victoria Jayne appointed
    director
  17. 2017-09-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2016-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAPPY ALICE LIMITED
  19. 2016-10-10
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Alasdair appointed
    director
  20. 2016-10-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Newhouse Farm
Ravenstruther
Lanark
ML11 8NP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last made up to: 2025-04-06
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Victoria Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2017-11-17
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Active
CAMPBELL, Alasdair→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-10-10
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Active
CAMPBELL, Victoria Jayne→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-09-27
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-10