AL2 LTD

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SC811097 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
3 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-07-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  3. 2024-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AL2 LTD
  4. 2024-05-21
    ADAMS, Ashley Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2024-05-21
    ADAMS, Philip Cameron appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Cameron Adams
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting21/05/2024
Mr Ashley Robert Adams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

145 Holburn Street
Aberdeen
AB10 6BN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Ashley Robert
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-21
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ADAMS, Philip Cameron
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-05-21
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge04/07/2025
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Recent filings (3 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-21