ALDERBANK CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC240480 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). 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 (4 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
62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,132

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 213% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£40k£53k£66kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£15.0k£6.0k
Current assets£65.9k£39.1k
Net assets£12.1k£3.9k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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  3. 2024-02-20
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  4. 2022-12-18
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  5. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-01
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2020-10-01
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-09-10
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    FRAME, Alistair appointed
    director
  10. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-06
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  12. 2018-02-26
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  13. 2017-02-06
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDERBANK CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  18. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    FRAME, Archibald Douglas appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    FRAME, Archibald Douglas appointed
    director
  20. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    FRAME, Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2002-12-03
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    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-12-03
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-12-03
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    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-12-03
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    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-12-03
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Archibald Douglas Frame
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

33 Alderbank
Ayr
South Ayrshire
KA7 3NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

FRAME, Archibald Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-03
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Active
FRAME, Alistair→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-10
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Active
FRAME, Archibald Douglas→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-12-03
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Active
FRAME, Jane→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-12-03
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-14