THE ABERDEEN ANGUS BEEF CLUB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC232399 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-06

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
2026-03-18
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officers · TM01
2026-03-18
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officers · AP01
2026-03-13
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WILKINSON, Christopher Peter appointed
director
2026-03-13
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ELLIOT, John resigned
director
2025-06-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
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JEENES, Paul Robert resigned
director
2025-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-11
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accounts · AA
2017-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-03-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-02-23
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MACKEY, John Clifford resigned
secretary
2016-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-03
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HAMMILL, Nigel St. John resigned
director
2016-06-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-01
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MACKEY, John Clifford appointed
secretary
2015-09-03
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MCHATTIE, Ronald resigned
secretary
2006-10-06
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MCHATTIE, Ronald appointed
secretary
2006-10-05
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ANDERSON, Robert resigned
secretary
2005-10-23
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JEENES, Paul Robert appointed
director
2005-10-23
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STOVOLD, Robert Angus Jack resigned
director
2003-03-18
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ELLIOT, John appointed
director
2003-03-18
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STOBO, James resigned
director
2002-08-01
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STOVOLD, Robert Angus Jack appointed
director
2002-06-06
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Company incorporated
As THE ABERDEEN ANGUS BEEF CLUB LIMITED
2002-06-06
➕
ANDERSON, Robert appointed
secretary
2002-06-06
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-06
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-06
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HAMMILL, Nigel St. John appointed
director
2002-06-06
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STOBO, James appointed
director
2002-06-06
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-06-06
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ELLIOT, John resigned 2026-03-13; JEENES, Paul Robert resigned 2025-06-23

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-06-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Pedigree House

6 Kings Place

Perth

PH2 8AD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-20

Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

WILKINSON, Christopher Peter→

director · ~63y · appointed 2026-03-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ANDERSON, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2006-10-05

Resigned

MACKEY, John Clifford→

secretary · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2017-02-23

Resigned

MCHATTIE, Ronald→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2015-09-03

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-06

Resigned

ELLIOT, John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2026-03-13

Resigned

HAMMILL, Nigel St. John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2016-10-03

Resigned

JEENES, Paul Robert→

director · ~75y · appointed 2005-10-23 · resigned 2025-06-23

Resigned

STOBO, James→

director · ~92y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2003-03-18

Resigned

STOVOLD, Robert Angus Jack→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2005-10-23

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-04-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-15