AFM NOMINEES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC047675 · ltd · incorporated 1970-06-24

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 51.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

50/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 51.1y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 51.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

28 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

50/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2018-09-08
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2018-09-08
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Company dissolved
2018-06-08
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liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · 4.26(Scot)
2017-12-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-09-04
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2017-09-04
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2017-09-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-09-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-09-01
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2017-09-01
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2017-09-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-09-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-08-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2017-08-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-08-08
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AITKEN, Douglas Henderson appointed
director
2017-08-08
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MITCHELL, Fiona appointed
director
2017-08-08
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termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2017-08-08
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termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2017-08-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-08-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-07-17
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EDWARDS, Rosaleen Clare appointed
director
2017-07-17
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LAING, Andrew Arthur resigned
director
2017-07-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-07-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-02
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-11
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LITTLE, Hugh Wilson Mcintosh resigned
director
2015-06-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-06-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-01-18
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MASSIE, Scott Edward appointed
director
2006-08-25
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CROSBY, Colin Alexander Bell resigned
director
1996-02-29
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BROWN, Ronald Scott resigned
director
1995-05-05
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GILBERT, Martin James resigned
director
1994-04-26
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LITTLE, Hugh Wilson Mcintosh appointed
director
1994-01-28
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MILLER, Denis John resigned
director
1993-03-05
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ROBB, George Alan resigned
director
1991-10-04
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PIRIE, Alexander Neil Ferguson resigned
director
1990-10-31
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HODGSON, Michael John resigned
director
1990-06-11
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HODGSON, Michael John appointed
director
1990-06-11
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MILLER, Denis John appointed
director
1989-12-14
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LAING, Andrew Arthur appointed
director
1989-06-05
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ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC appointed
corporate-secretary
1975-03-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1970-06-24
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Company incorporated
As AFM NOMINEES LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-09-08

2 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2018-09-08: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2018-06-08: liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Group structure

Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AFM NOMINEES LIMITED

This company · SC047675

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1970-06-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Atria One

144 Morrison Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2016-09-30

Confirmation statement

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