ABL (TRUSTEES & NOMINEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC216923 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-16
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-12-31
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    MCFADZEAN, Elizabeth Marion resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-11-25
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    STEWART, Peter John resigned
    director
  11. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-19
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    ANDERSON, Alastair Hamilton resigned
    director
  15. 2018-03-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-12-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2017-03-30
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    LAMOND, Iain William resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-03-30
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    LAMOND, Iain William resigned
    director
  22. 2017-03-29
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    STEWART, Peter John appointed
    director
  23. 2011-03-25
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    MCFADZEAN, Elizabeth Marion appointed
    director
  24. 2008-04-26
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    BEATON, George Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2008-03-26
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    STEWART, Peter John appointed
    director
  26. 2004-08-01
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    FOTHERINGHAM, Lydia Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2001-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ABL (TRUSTEES & NOMINEES) LIMITED
  28. 2001-03-16
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    LAMOND, Iain William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-03-16
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-03-16
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-03-16
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    ANDERSON, Alastair Hamilton appointed
    director
  32. 2001-03-16
    ➕
    BEATON, George Alexander appointed
    director
  33. 2001-03-16
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    LAMOND, Iain William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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 Peter John Stewart
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/03/2017
Mrs Lydia Margaret Fotheringham
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alastair Hamilton Andersonceased 30/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Iain William Lamondceased 30/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bordeaux House
31 Kinnoull Street
Perth
Perthshire
PH1 5EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

FOTHERINGHAM, Lydia Margaret→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Peter John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMOND, Iain William→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2017-03-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2001-03-16
Resigned
ANDERSON, Alastair Hamilton→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
BEATON, George Alexander→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2008-04-26
Resigned
LAMOND, Iain William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2017-03-30
Resigned
MCFADZEAN, Elizabeth Marion→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
STEWART, Peter John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2019-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-24