ALMIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC180603 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-14

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£2.30M

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

63110Data processing, hosting and related activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.3y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,301,436

Cash YoY

-34%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£802k

↓ 34% YoY

Net Worth

£2.3m

↑ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£3.2m

↓ 5.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£3.72M	£3.78M
Current assets	£3.17M	£3.36M
Cash	£801.8k	£1.21M
Debtors	£593.3k	£522.8k
Net assets	£2.30M	£2.03M

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-13
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MASON, Andrew Frank appointed
director
2025-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-19
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SINCLAIR, David resigned
director
2023-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
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DIROLLO, Luke appointed
director
2022-09-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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JOHNSON, Colin resigned
director
2021-10-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-06-28
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-06-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-22
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MCKAY, Colin Beaton resigned
director
2020-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-03
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MACLELLAN, Ann appointed
secretary
2019-04-05
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2018-05-02
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JOHNSON, Colin appointed
director
2018-02-01
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ALEXANDER, Alexander Thomas resigned
director
2017-05-31
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SINCLAIR, David appointed
director
2015-10-14
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MCFARLAN, Antonia resigned
director
2014-11-10
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ALEXANDER, Alexander Thomas appointed
director
2014-11-10
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MCKAY, Colin Beaton appointed
director
2012-11-02
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FERGUSON, Donald William resigned
secretary
2007-03-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2000-09-13
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DIROLLO, Valerie Mary resigned
director
2000-09-13
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MCFARLAN, Antonia appointed
director
2000-03-01
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FERGUSON, Donald William appointed
secretary
1999-10-04
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STOBBS, Patrick Anthony resigned
director
1998-06-23
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STOBBS, Patrick Anthony appointed
director
1998-02-09
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DIROLLO, Valerie Mary appointed
director
1998-01-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1997-11-14
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Company incorporated
As ALMIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
1997-11-14
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VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1997-11-14
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DIROLLO, Joseph appointed
director
1997-11-14
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-14
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DIROLLO, Luke (same surname) appointed 2022-09-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Joseph Dirollo Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1997-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

7 Canning Street Lane

Edinburgh

EH3 8ER

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14