ABERDEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP

🌳Matureactive

SC261364 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-12-31

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

49 officers (12 active, 49 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	11	1000

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

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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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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officers · AP01
2025-11-10
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ROBB, Isla appointed
director
2025-09-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-15
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COWPERTHWAITE, Graham appointed
director
2025-08-15
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IMPERIALE, Philip appointed
director
2025-08-15
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WILSON, Andrew Robert John resigned
director
2025-07-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-09
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MACASKILL, Allan appointed
director
2024-09-09
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WILSON, Andrew Robert John appointed
director
2024-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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HENRICKSON, Dell, Councillor appointed
director
2024-05-20
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HENDRY, Jason resigned
director
2024-05-20
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YUILL, Ian Gillan, Councillor resigned
director
2024-05-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
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BELL, Philip Anthony, Councillor resigned
director
2023-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-03
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YUILL, Ian Gillan, Councillor appointed
director
2022-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-31
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BROWN, Nassima Menasria appointed
director
2022-05-31
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HUTCHISON, Rodney Alphonsious Magill appointed
director
2022-05-31
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MARTINEZ-FELIPE, Alfonso, Dr appointed
director
2022-05-31
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VAN DEN BEDEM, Sven Petrus Wilhelmus appointed
director
2022-05-31
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HENDRY, Jason appointed
director
2021-07-05
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SWEETNAM, Richard Austin resigned
director
2021-06-29
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LOCKLEY, Matthew Michael resigned
director
2020-02-24
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-02-24
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LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-07-02
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BELL, Philip Anthony, Councillor appointed
director
2017-02-28
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LOCKLEY, Matthew Michael appointed
director
2017-01-11
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SWEETNAM, Richard Austin appointed
director
2014-07-24
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MCINTOSH, Gordon Alexander appointed
director
2014-07-16
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BLACK, John Alexander resigned
director
2014-05-20
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CRESSWELL, Jeremy Wynne resigned
director
2014-05-20
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DONALDSON, Andrew Raymond resigned
director
2014-05-20
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MITCHELL, Christopher Paul, Professor resigned
director
2014-05-20
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MORAN, Kevin Andrew resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aberdeen City Council Individual	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	17/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-12-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Johnstone House

52-54 Rose Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1HA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31