ALPRO SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC588490 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-12
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPRO SERVICES LTD
- 2018-02-12➕PATERSON, Alan Lobban appointeddirector
- 2018-02-12➕PATERSON, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2018-02-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan Lobban Paterson Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 31/03/2023 |
Sharon Paterson Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/02/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Alan Lobban Patersonceased 12/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 17POINT9 LIMITED→ SC772478 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
15 Doonview Gardens
Ayr
KA7 4HZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PATERSON, Alan Lobban→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-02-12
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PATERSON, Sharon→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-02-12
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06