ALLANACH SERVICES LTD
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC308697 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-15
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2016
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP| Metric | 2016-03-31 | 2015-03-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2016-12-27📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2016-12-27🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-10-11📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-10-05📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-10-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-09-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-05📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLANACH SERVICES LTD
- 2006-09-15➕ALLANACH, Annette appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-15➕ALLANACH, Annette appointeddirector
- 2006-09-15➕ALLANACH, Colin appointeddirector
- 2006-09-15➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-15➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-15➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-09-15➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLANACH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-12-27
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
48 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ALLANACH, Annette→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLANACH, Colin→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-15 · resigned 2006-09-15
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-15 · resigned 2006-09-15
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Recent filings (33 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-12-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-10-11
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-09-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-09-08
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-08-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-12-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-12-13