ABERDEEN PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC186542 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-08

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (7 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

118 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-02-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-01
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EYNON, David appointed
director
2025-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-13
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-11-13
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-01
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TURNER, Michael Craig appointed
director
2021-12-31
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PLUMPTON, John resigned
director
2021-12-07
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-11-03
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change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2021-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-01-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-01
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ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-01-01
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ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-01
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MASSIE, Ian Edward appointed
director
2020-01-01
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SINCLAIR, Graeme Andrew appointed
director
2020-01-01
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HADDOW, Alastair Murray resigned
director
2020-01-01
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TURNER, Michael Craig resigned
director
2008-02-12
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RATTRAY, William John appointed
director
2008-02-12
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BESTRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-02-12
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ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-02-12
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EDINBURGH FUND MANAGERS PLC resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-02-12
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HADDOW, Alastair Murray appointed
director
2008-02-12
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MACRAE, Roderick Macleod resigned
director
2008-02-12
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PLUMPTON, John appointed
director
2008-02-12
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RICHARDS, Anne Helen resigned
director
2008-02-12
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TURNER, Michael Craig appointed
director
2003-10-24
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NUNNELEY, Charles Kenneth Roy Lance resigned
director
2003-04-29
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NUNNELEY, Charles Kenneth Roy Lance appointed
director
2002-11-28
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BLAIR, John Woodman resigned
director
2002-11-28
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MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh resigned
director
2002-11-28
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MACRAE, Roderick Macleod appointed
director
2002-11-28
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RICHARDS, Anne Helen appointed
director
2001-05-18
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MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh appointed
director
2001-05-18
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ROSS, Colin Hamish resigned
director
1998-07-24
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INGLIS, Susan Patricia resigned
secretary
1998-07-24
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EDINBURGH FUND MANAGERS PLC appointed
corporate-secretary
1998-07-24
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BLAIR, John Woodman appointed
director
1998-07-24
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BROWN, Stewart David resigned
director
1998-07-24
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INGLIS, Susan Patricia resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

80/100

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Edinburgh Fund Managers Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edinburgh Fund Managers Plc

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

ultimate parent

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ABERDEEN PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · SC186542

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
Edinburgh Fund Managers Plc 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

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-06-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2LL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-22

Last: 2025-06-08