INDIGO FOOD SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC618612 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-18
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£109.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £109,830
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£110k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£198k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £109.8k | £66.0k |
| Current assets | £197.7k | £109.3k |
| Net assets | £109.8k | £66.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-29➖MCALLISTER, Scott resigneddirector
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-16➕MACDONALD, Jonathan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01➕MACDONALD, Alexander Arthur appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➕PITMAN, Derek appointeddirector
- 2019-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs INDIGO FOOD SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2019-01-18➕MCALLISTER, Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Arthur Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Scott Mcallisterceased 29/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590
Registered office
9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
MACDONALD, Alexander Arthur→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, Jonathan Alexander→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PITMAN, Derek→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCALLISTER, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-18 · resigned 2020-10-29
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-01