AL ZEINA 2014 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC486463 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-11
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-304.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £304,718

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£305k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£305k-£304k-£304k-£304k-£304k-£304kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-304.7k£-303.6k
Net assets£-304.7k£-303.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-05
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointed
    director
  11. 2020-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL ZEINA 2014 LIMITED
  18. 2014-09-11
    INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2014-09-11
    BRODIE, Alan David appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-11
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-11
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Morag Brodie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/03/2024
Alan Brodie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-11
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Active
BRODIE, Alan David
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-11
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Active
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-02-05
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Active
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2014-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-26