ALBA RENEWABLES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC302001 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-08

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£654

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01629

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
69202Bookkeeping activities
71129Other engineering activities

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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £654

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,138 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£12k

Net Worth

£654

↓ 64% YoY

Current Assets

£63k

↑ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£17.4k	£1.8k
Current assets	£62.7k	£49.0k
Cash	£11.6k	—
Debtors	£39.9k	—
Net assets	£654	£1.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2024-12-13
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2023-12-20
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2022-11-09
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2021-12-16
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2020-11-09
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2019-11-18
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2018-12-17
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2017-12-15
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accounts · AA
2016-07-13
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accounts · AA
2016-05-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
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2016-05-25
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2016-05-25
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officers · CH01
2015-07-14
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accounts · AA
2015-05-08
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annual-return · AR01
2014-08-28
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accounts · AA
2011-10-13
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CELLI, Fiona Margaret resigned
director
2011-06-15
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CELLI, Khushla appointed
director
2008-06-27
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CELLI, Ragnar Erik Loretto appointed
secretary
2008-06-27
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CELLI, Ragnar Erik Loretto appointed
director
2008-06-27
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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2008-06-27
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CELLI, Fiona Margaret appointed
director
2008-06-27
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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2006-05-08
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Company incorporated
As ALBA RENEWABLES LTD
2006-05-08
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
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2006-05-08
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Khushla Celli Individual · New Zealander · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2017
Mr Ragnar Erik Loretto Celli Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
BRECK FARM LIMITED→ SC282508 · est 2005	—	—	—	100	21y	83	59y
ORKNEY SHELLFISH LIMITED→ SC138531 · est 1992	—	—	£174.7k	—	33y	83	61y
BINSCARTH LIMITED→ SC251665 · est 2003	—	—	—	0	22y	82	70y
CELTIC DAWN FISHING LIMITED→ SC263213 · est 2004	—	—	£2.01M	—	22y	82	62y
E S H HARCUS LIMITED→ SC375460 · est 2010	—	—	—	600	16y	82	78y
ERLEND FLETT PLANT HIRE→ SC081510 · est 1983 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	43y	82	81y
FORSE FARMS LTD→ SC388765 · est 2010	—	—	£561.7k	—	15y	82	72y
GEORTH FARMS→ SC270361 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	82	78y
LAGA FARMS LIMITED→ SC241028 · est 2002	—	—	—	2	23y	82	64y
MAESQUOY FARMS LIMITED→ SC343177 · est 2008	—	—	£657.6k	—	17y	82	65y
S & J D ROBERTSON GROUP LIMITED→ SC070455 · est 1980	—	—	—	500	46y	82	75y
S W PATERSON & CO. LIMITED→ SC250073 · est 2003	—	—	—	2	22y	82	66y

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-05-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

63 Farr

Bettyhill

Thurso

Caithness

KW14 7TA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-22

Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CELLI, Ragnar Erik Loretto→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-27

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Active

CELLI, Khushla→

director · ~51y · appointed 2011-06-15

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Active

CELLI, Ragnar Erik Loretto→

director · ~53y · appointed 2008-06-27

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Active

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2008-06-27

Resigned

CELLI, Fiona Margaret→

director · ~81y · appointed 2008-06-27 · resigned 2011-10-13

Resigned

DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2008-06-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-21