ALGO (BLAIRGOWRIE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC166057 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£5.05M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 14.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
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
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,045,093
Cash YoY
+138%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.3m
↑ 138% YoY
Net Worth
£5.0m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£14m
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.23M | £5.22M |
| Current assets | £13.52M | £13.11M |
| Cash | £2.32M | £973.2k |
| Debtors | £9.65M | £10.60M |
| Net assets | £5.05M | £4.06M |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-27➖FARMER, Alexander Adamson resigneddirector
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-01➖ALEXANDER, Pauline Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2011-10-28➕FARMER, Alexander Adamson appointeddirector
- 2011-05-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-09-01➕ALEXANDER, Pauline Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1996-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALGO (BLAIRGOWRIE) LIMITED
- 1996-06-03➕ALEXANDER, Christina Paterson appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-03➕ALEXANDER, Charles Murray appointeddirector
- 1996-06-03➕ALEXANDER, Christina Paterson appointeddirector
- 1996-06-03➕ALEXANDER, Peter appointeddirector
- 1996-06-03➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-03➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-03➕COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-06-03➖COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-06-03➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-06-03➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Murray Alexander Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Alexanderceased 12/11/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
Algo Business Centre
Glenearn Road
Perth
PH2 0NJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Christina Paterson→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-06-03
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ALEXANDER, Charles Murray→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1996-06-03
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ALEXANDER, Christina Paterson→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 1996-06-03
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ALEXANDER, Peter→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-06-03
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1996-06-03
ALEXANDER, Pauline Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2014-04-01
FARMER, Alexander Adamson→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2023-10-27
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1996-06-03
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1996-06-03
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/05/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-16