ALLOCMATE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC716995 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £6,674
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,187 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.7k | £7.9k |
| Current assets | £12.5k | £17.8k |
| Net assets | £6.7k | £7.9k |
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.
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLOCMATE LTD
- 2021-12-07➕LINDSAY, Christina Taylor appointeddirector
- 2021-12-07➕LINDSAY, William Douglas appointeddirector
- 2021-12-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 66. 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Christina Taylor Lindsay Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/12/2021 |
Mr William Douglas Lindsay Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A S M INTEGRATED CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC671373 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A.S MOSLEY & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC171776 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| ARDOYNE CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ SC333726 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ARMOUR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LTD→ SC642649 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AROTI LIMITED→ SC871185 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARTEMIS PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC773177 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASCEND COMMUNICATION CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC750003 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASCOLTA COACHING LIMITED→ SC626244 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ASH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD→ SC751975 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASSETNEERING LTD→ SC413941 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ASSIGNED ACCOUNTING LTD→ SC866263 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATELIER ABZ LTD→ SC765647 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
3 Prospect Place
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6SY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LINDSAY, Christina Taylor→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINDSAY, William Douglas→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-07