ALAN BISSET COMPLETIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £395.5k | £306.5k |
| Current assets | £363.5k | £292.3k |
| Net assets | £395.5k | £306.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN BISSET COMPLETIONS LIMITED
- 2008-03-06➕BISSET, Eric appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-06➕BISSET, Alan Eric appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BISSET" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Eric Bisset Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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