ALISHA HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC311258 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£629.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 19.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £629,403
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,036 YoY
Cash YoY
+124%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 124% YoY
Net Worth
£629k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£135k£269k£404k£539k£673kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.60M£1.69M
Current assets£25.1k£14.0k
Cash£20.1k£9.0k
Net assets£629.4k£673.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-01-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-11-17
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    Charge satisfied #7
  12. 2023-11-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2023-11-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2023-11-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2023-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #8
  16. 2023-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #6
  17. 2023-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #5
  18. 2023-11-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2023-11-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2023-11-02
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  21. 2023-11-01
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  22. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-03-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  25. 2022-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  26. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2017-01-25
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    Charge satisfied #4
  28. 2017-01-25
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 2017-01-23
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  30. 2017-01-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  31. 2017-01-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  32. 2017-01-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  33. 2014-06-03
    ➖
    BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2011-04-14
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    WHELAN, Alexander appointed
    director
  35. 2010-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  36. 2010-03-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 2010-03-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Alliance & Leicester PLC
  38. 2010-03-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Alliance & Leicester PLC
  39. 2007-05-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  40. 2007-02-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  41. 2006-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALISHA HOLDINGS LIMITED
  42. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    WHELAN, Morag appointed
    director
  43. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  44. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  45. 2006-11-01
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Morag Whelan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2019
Mr Alexander Whelan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting07/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alex Whelanceased 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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7 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
Incorporated2006-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Titanium 1 King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WHELAN, Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHELAN, Morag→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2014-06-03
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property02/11/2023—
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge—01/11/2023—
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties23/01/201717/11/2023
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/01/201715/11/2023
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge—20/01/201715/11/2023
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge—20/01/201715/11/2023
satisfied
Alliance & Leicester
Alliance & Leicester PLC
Standard security1 property17/03/201025/01/2017
satisfied
Alliance & Leicester
Alliance & Leicester PLC
Floating charge1 property12/03/201025/01/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property15/05/200720/03/2010
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/02/200720/03/2010
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Recent filings (87 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-15