ALBA ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC255513 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-08
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£960.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £960,513

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£961k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£268k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£192k£384k£576k£768k£961kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£960.5k£945.7k
Current assets£268.3k£255.0k
Net assets£960.5k£945.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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  4. 2022-10-20
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  5. 2021-09-08
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  6. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-27
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  9. 2018-01-19
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    address · AD01
  10. 2017-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-09-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2004-12-27
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    KEITH, Diana appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-12-27
    ➕
    KEITH, Diana appointed
    director
  18. 2004-12-27
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    STRONACHS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2003-09-11
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    KEITH, Bruce Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2003-09-11
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    NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 2003-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBA ESTATES LIMITED
  22. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    STRONACHS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Diana Keith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KEITH, Diana→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-27
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Active
KEITH, Bruce Alan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-11
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Active
KEITH, Diana→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRONACHS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2004-12-27
Resigned
NEILSON, Ewan Craig→
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-27