ABC INVESTIGATION CONSULTANTS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC265938 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Investigation activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£707£1k£2k£3k£4kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets—£3.5k
Current assets—£2.2k
Net assets—£3.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-11-30
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    RANKIN, Cameron Scott appointed
    director
  10. 2024-11-30
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    RANKIN, Cameron Scott resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-11-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2024-11-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-11-10
    ➕
    RANKIN, Cameron Scott appointed
    secretary
  14. 2024-11-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2024-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2023-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-05
    ➖
    MACPHEE, Sheena resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-11-24
    ➕
    MACPHEE, Sheena appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    RANKIN, William Scott appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC INVESTIGATION CONSULTANTS LTD.
  26. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RANKIN, Cameron Scott (same surname) appointed 2024-11-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Scott Rankin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/04/2017

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
Incorporated2004-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80300 — Investigation activities

Registered office

63 Barrie Road
Newarthill
Motherwell
ML1 5WG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RANKIN, Cameron Scott→
director · ~20y · appointed 2024-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANKIN, William Scott→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHEE, Sheena→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2019-04-05
Resigned
RANKIN, Cameron Scott→
secretary · appointed 2024-11-10 · resigned 2024-11-30
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29