ALBADISC LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC190842 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-05
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2000-02-14➕SCOTT, Alexandra Jane appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-14➕SCOTT, Alexandra Jane appointeddirector
- 2000-02-14➖SOUTH BRIDGE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-02-14➖DELNEVO, Ronald L D resigneddirector
- 1998-11-24➕GRAHAM, James Bryson appointeddirector
- 1998-11-24➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-24➕SOUTH BRIDGE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-11-24➕DELNEVO, Ronald L D appointeddirector
- 1998-11-24➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBADISC LIMITED
- 1998-11-05➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-05➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 |
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Mr James Bryson Graham Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
46 Poplar Park
Port Seton
Prestonpans
East Lothian
EH32 0TD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
SCOTT, Alexandra Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, James Bryson→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Alexandra Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-05 · resigned 1998-11-24
SOUTH BRIDGE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-11-24 · resigned 2000-02-14
DELNEVO, Ronald L D→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1998-11-24 · resigned 2000-02-14
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-05 · resigned 1998-11-24
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-08