ALBYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

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SC300655 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£431.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
56 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £431,218
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,500 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£135k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£431k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£436k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£93k£185k£278k£371k£463kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£431.2k£458.7k
Current assets£435.8k£463.3k
Cash£135.1k£135.1k
Debtors£125.7k£153.2k
Net assets£431.2k£458.7k

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
0
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. 2025-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-06-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-23
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-05-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2016-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-04-18
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    GRAY, Hazel Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-04-18
    ➕
    MANDERSON, Colin Bruce appointed
    director
  19. 2006-04-18
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    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2006-04-18
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    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2006-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-04-12
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    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mr Colin Bruce Manderson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Dun Donnachaidh
Crathie
Ballater
AB35 5UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-26
Last: 2025-04-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRAY, Hazel Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANDERSON, Colin Bruce→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2006-04-18
Resigned
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2006-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-29