ALIEVA BIOTEC LTD

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SC718831 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-04
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.7y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£22k£43k£65k£87k£108kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£97.1k
Current assets£108.3k
Cash£70.7k
Debtors£37.6k
Net assets£77.1k
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-09-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-08-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
  11. 2022-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALIEVA BIOTEC LTD
  13. 2022-01-04
    MCKAY, Colin appointed
    director
  14. 2022-01-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Colin Mckay
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/01/2022

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749

Registered office

4b Holmbrae Avenue Holmbrae Avenue
Uddingston
Glasgow
G71 6AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCKAY, Colin
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-01-04
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
A registered charge26/08/202215/04/2025

Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-04