ALBA OFFICE CLEANING LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC246868 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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 22.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£57.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,519

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£56k
Net Worth
£58k
Current Assets
£217k
Current Liabilities
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£0£43k£87k£130k£174k£217kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£58.7k—
Current assets£217.0k—
Cash£55.8k—
Debtors£159.6k—
Net assets£57.5k—

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-31
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  3. 2023-04-17
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  4. 2022-04-29
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  5. 2021-04-30
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  6. 2020-01-31
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  7. 2019-01-31
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  8. 2018-05-28
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-01-29
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  10. 2018-01-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-01-29
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  12. 2018-01-29
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  13. 2018-01-29
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  14. 2018-01-29
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  15. 2018-01-24
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  16. 2018-01-17
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    PATERSON, Dianne appointed
    director
  17. 2018-01-17
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    PATERSON, Mark John appointed
    director
  18. 2018-01-17
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    PATERSON, Maureen resigned
    director
  19. 2017-06-28
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    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2016-10-05
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    BOTHWELL, Robert William resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 2003-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBA OFFICE CLEANING LTD.
  23. 2003-03-31
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    BOTHWELL, Robert William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  25. 2003-03-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-03-31
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    PATERSON, Maureen appointed
    director
  27. 2003-03-31
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark John Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/01/2018
Mrs Dianne Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/01/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Maureen Patersonceased 17/01/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

45 Springfield Gardens
Maud
Peterhead
AB42 4QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PATERSON, Dianne→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, Mark John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOTHWELL, Robert William→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2016-10-05
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
PATERSON, Maureen→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2018-01-17
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property30/07/2003—
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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
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accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
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accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02
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accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-31