ALBANY SECURITY COMPANY EDINBURGH LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.7k | £-12.9k |
| Cash | £213 | £210 |
| Net assets | £-16.7k | £-19.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-01➖GRIGG, Colin resigneddirector
- 2025-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-23➕GRIGG, Colin appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-04-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-10-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
- 2016-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-11-04➖WALKER, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2016-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-09-12➕LINDSAY, Emma Brown appointeddirector
- 2016-09-12➖BOYLE, George resigneddirector
- 2016-06-07➕WALKER, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2016-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBANY SECURITY COMPANY EDINBURGH LIMITED
- 2016-05-25➕BOYLE, George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emma Brown Lindsay Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Scotland Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/10/2017 | 18/04/2019 |