ABBEYMOUNT CONTRACTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC069801 · ltd · incorporated 1979-10-29
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£84.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 36.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £84,614
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,148 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£85k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £84.6k | £90.8k |
| Current assets | £92.2k | £99.1k |
| Cash | — | £90.8k |
| Debtors | — | £100 |
| Net assets | £84.6k | £90.8k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-18➖MORRISON, James Ronald resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-18➖MORRISON, James Ronald resigneddirector
- 2026-02-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11➖MORRISON, Marianne Ramsay, Mrs. resigneddirector
- 2025-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-21➕MORRISON, Marion Dunn appointeddirector
- 2024-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-22➕MORRISON, Roderick John Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-06-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1989-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: City of Glasgow District Council
- 1979-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEYMOUNT CONTRACTS LIMITED
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
69/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MORRISON, James Ronald resigned 2026-02-18; MORRISON, James Ronald resigned 2026-02-18
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roderick John Richard Morrison Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Ronald Morrisonceased 12/11/2025· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
20 Belvedere Road
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 4AX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MORRISON, Marion Dunn→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRISON, Roderick John Richard→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRISON, James Ronald→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2026-02-18
MORRISON, James Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2026-02-18
MORRISON, Marianne Ramsay, Mrs.→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2025-02-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | City of Glasgow District Council | Standard security | 1 property | 03/11/1989 | 23/06/2000 |
Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-03