ALPHA BIO SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC149124 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-17
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-22
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  3. 2023-11-15
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  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-02-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-02-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-02-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-04-30
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    GRANT, Anne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2002-10-18
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    PATERSON, Lesley appointed
    director
  18. 2002-10-18
    ➖
    PATERSON, Andrew Buchan resigned
    director
  19. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    GRANT, Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 1996-02-09
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1996-02-09
    ➖
    HUNTER, Neil Cameron resigned
    nominee-director
  22. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    PATERSON, Andrew Buchan appointed
    director
  23. 1996-02-09
    ➖
    RENNIE, Thomas George resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 1994-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA BIO SYSTEMS LIMITED
  25. 1994-02-17
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1994-02-17
    ➕
    HUNTER, Neil Cameron appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 1994-02-17
    ➕
    RENNIE, Thomas George appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Lesley Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Harlaw Road Industrial Estate
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 4SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PATERSON, Lesley→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Anne→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 2013-04-30
Resigned
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-02-17 · resigned 1996-02-09
Resigned
HUNTER, Neil Cameron→
nominee-director · appointed 1994-02-17 · resigned 1996-02-09
Resigned
PATERSON, Andrew Buchan→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 2002-10-18
Resigned
RENNIE, Thomas George→
nominee-director · ~79y · appointed 1994-02-17 · resigned 1996-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-01