ALVA DEVELOPMENT TRUST
🏛️Establishedactive
SC604936 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2018-08-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£24.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £24,123
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£24k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.1k | £21.0k |
| Current assets | £24.1k | £21.0k |
| Net assets | £24.1k | £21.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-07-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-26➕CHALMERS, Janice appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-26➖WAGHORN, Gemma Leigh resignedsecretary
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-21➕WAGHORN, Gemma Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-21➖LAING, Deborah Anne resigneddirector
- 2019-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-21➕LAING, Deborah Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-09-18➖WHITE, Melissa resigneddirector
- 2019-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALVA DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- 2018-08-09➕LAING, Mary Brodie appointeddirector
- 2018-08-09➕RYLES, Kirsty appointeddirector
- 2018-08-09➕WHITE, Melissa appointeddirector
- 2018-08-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2018-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Cochrane Hall Cochrane Park
West Stirling Street
Alva
FK12 5LJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
LAING, Mary Brodie→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYLES, Kirsty→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAGHORN, Gemma Leigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-02-21 · resigned 2021-06-26
LAING, Deborah Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-09-21 · resigned 2020-02-21
WHITE, Melissa→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-08-09 · resigned 2019-09-18
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-07-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-04-11