ALLACHIE HOMES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC207615 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-31

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£59.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £59,608

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£60k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£108k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£59.6k	£59.1k
Current assets	£108.0k	£108.0k
Net assets	£59.6k	£59.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-11-26
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GILLIES, Iain appointed
director
2019-11-26
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MACKAY, Elsie Isabella resigned
director
2019-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-12-28
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MACKAY, Alexander Stewart resigned
director
2011-12-28
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MACKAY, Elsie Isabella appointed
director
2000-06-20
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R & R URQUHART LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-06-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-20
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MACKAY, Alexander Stewart appointed
director
2000-06-20
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-05-31
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Company incorporated
As ALLACHIE HOMES LIMITED
2000-05-31
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-05-31
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Iain Gillies Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	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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AG FORWARDER L.P.→ SL030319 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
AGE CONCERN EASTWOOD→ SC189499 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
AGES LIMITED→ SC357300 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
AGF DAVIES LIMITED→ SC747437 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AGRICO TRADING LP→ SL022912 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
AGROMAX SALES L.P.→ SL010955 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
AGROPROMHOLDING LP→ SL024425 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
ALARO BUSINESS LP→ SL015052 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
ALBION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP→ SL015205 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
ALCHEMIST COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP→ SL007093 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
ALEMANY TRADE LP→ SL024128 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-05-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

3 Clairmont Gardens

Glasgow

G3 7LW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

R & R URQUHART LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-06-20

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Active

GILLIES, Iain→

director · ~64y · appointed 2019-11-26

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2000-06-20

Resigned

MACKAY, Alexander Stewart→

director · ~73y · appointed 2000-06-20 · resigned 2011-12-28

Resigned

MACKAY, Elsie Isabella→

director · ~77y · appointed 2011-12-28 · resigned 2019-11-26

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2000-06-20

Resigned

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