A & L MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC244215 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£167.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £167,179
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£240k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Net Worth
£167k
↑ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£678k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £284.0k | £266.5k |
| Current assets | £677.9k | £549.1k |
| Cash | £240.5k | £236.4k |
| Debtors | £348.3k | £284.4k |
| Net assets | £167.2k | £84.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01➕GALLACHER, Scott James appointeddirector
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-02-01➕HOUSTON, William Terence appointedsecretary
- 2019-12-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-12-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-07➕DALLAS, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2019-10-07➕FARR, Shelley Denise appointeddirector
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-03➖HOUSTON, William Terence resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-01-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-09-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A & L MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS LTD.
- 2003-02-19➕MCROBERT, James appointeddirector
- 2003-02-19➕HOUSTON, William Terence appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-19➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-19➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-19➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-19➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
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 James Mcrobert Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
The Station Crosshouse Road
Kilmaurs
Kilmarnock
KA3 2TU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
HOUSTON, William Terence→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-02-01
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DALLAS, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-10-07
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FARR, Shelley Denise→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-10-07
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GALLACHER, Scott James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-10-01
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MCROBERT, James→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-02-19
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HOUSTON, William Terence→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2019-04-03
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2003-02-19
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2003-02-19
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/09/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/04/2003 | 04/01/2013 |
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Recent filings (76 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29