ASG CONSULTING (INTERNATIONAL) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC322183 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£44.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
48 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,684

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£29k£43k£58k£72kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£46.2k£37.9k
Current assets£52.0k£72.4k
Net assets£44.7k£36.4k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-13
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  3. 2024-11-20
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  4. 2024-11-20
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  5. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-12-05
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  7. 2021-10-22
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-28
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  9. 2021-04-06
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    MCALONAN, Shona Marion appointed
    director
  10. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-28
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  12. 2018-10-15
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  13. 2017-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-06
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  15. 2016-05-13
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  16. 2015-08-27
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  17. 2015-04-29
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  18. 2007-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ASG CONSULTING (INTERNATIONAL) LTD.
  19. 2007-04-25
    ➕
    MCALONAN, Shona appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-04-25
    ➕
    MCALONAN, Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-25
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-04-25
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-04-25
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-04-25
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

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
Mrs Shona Marion Mcalonan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Mcalonanceased 06/04/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

72 Victoria Road
Paisley
PA2 9PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCALONAN, Shona→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALONAN, Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALONAN, Shona Marion→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-25 · resigned 2007-04-25
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-25 · resigned 2007-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27