ALBA TYRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -43% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £460.2k | £688.8k |
| Current assets | £718.5k | £864.7k |
| Cash | £21.0k | £36.6k |
| Debtors | £451.7k | £545.9k |
| Net assets | £179.9k | £305.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-11-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-11-20➕WILSON, Lynn Mathieson appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-20➕WILSON, David Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-11-20➖WILSON, Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2016-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-31➖PROCTOR, Michael John Noel resigneddirector
- 2007-04-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2004-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBA TYRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2004-08-24➕WILSON, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2004-08-24➕WILSON, Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-24➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-24➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-24➕PROCTOR, Michael John Noel appointeddirector
- 2004-08-24➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-08-24➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanGroup structure
Aldhc Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldhc Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander Wilsonceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/04/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/09/2004 | — |