ALOW GLASGOW LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.1k | £100 |
| Current assets | £2.4k | £100 |
| Cash | £2.1k | £100 |
| Net assets | £-1.1k | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-11📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2023-03-07📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2022-12-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ALOW GLASGOW LTD
- 2021-09-17➕IQBAL, Shazad appointeddirector
- 2021-09-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shazad Iqbal Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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