ABERDEEN AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC232844 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-17

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-14
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accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-04-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-07
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BIRNIE, Linda appointed
secretary
2023-04-07
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SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-26
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WILSON, Adam Colin resigned
director
2020-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-13
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WILSON, Adam Colin appointed
director
2019-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-12
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2018-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2006-02-09
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STELLARD, Graeme appointed
director
2002-06-17
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Company incorporated
As ABERDEEN AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED
2002-06-17
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BIRNIE, Mark Stephen appointed
director
2002-06-17
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SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-06-17
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MMA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-06-17
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MMA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mark Stephen Birnie Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	04/07/2017
Linda Birnie Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	04/07/2017

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

Incorporated2002-06-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC77330 — Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)

Registered office

23 Countesswells Avenue

Aberdeen

AB15 8LX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-25

Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BIRNIE, Linda→

secretary · appointed 2023-04-07

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Active

BIRNIE, Mark Stephen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-06-17

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Active

STELLARD, Graeme→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-02-09

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Active

SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-17 · resigned 2023-04-07

Resigned

WILSON, Adam Colin→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-02-13 · resigned 2021-02-26

Resigned

MMA NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-17 · resigned 2002-06-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-11

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-04-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-11

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-03-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-04

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2022-05-12

accounts-with-made-up-date

accounts · AA

2022-02-28

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-03