ALLAN LIFTING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC493675 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
78/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-08
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-02-07
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-03
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-17
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-04
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  12. 2018-09-20
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  13. 2017-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLAN LIFTING SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2014-12-18
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    COOK, Amanda Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-12-18
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    ALLAN, Stewart appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-18
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    COOK, Amanda Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr Stewart George Allan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/05/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Business Centre 165 Brook Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COOK, Amanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-18
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ALLAN, Stewart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-18
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COOK, Amanda Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-12-18
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-02