ALI MCALLISTER LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC641911 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£365
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £365
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,289 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£365
↓ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£392£784£1k£2k£2kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£365£1.7k
Current assets£1.9k£2.0k
Net assets£365£1.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-04-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2020-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALI MCALLISTER LTD
  11. 2019-09-17
    MCALLISTER, Alison appointed
    director
  12. 2019-09-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCALLISTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Mcallister
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/09/2019

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
Incorporated2019-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Crunaglack Steading
Struy
Beauly
IV4 7JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Alison
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-09-17
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-08-25