ALEXANDER TAYLOR ESTATE AGENTS LTD.

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SC323544 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-11
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: medium (75/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-05
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2022-07-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-11-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-08-01
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    LOWE, Claire resigned
    secretary
  11. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER TAYLOR ESTATE AGENTS LTD.
  19. 2007-05-11
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    LOWE, Alyson appointed
    director
  20. 2007-05-11
    ➕
    LOWE, Claire appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-05-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-05-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-05-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-05-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-05-11
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-05-11
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Ms Alyson Lowe
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
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
Incorporated2007-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

The Old Garage
Mill Hills Farm
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 3QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LOWE, Alyson→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWE, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2021-08-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2007-05-11
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2007-05-11
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2007-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-08-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-09