PROPERTY MARKETING CENTRE - ABERDEEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC291669 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-910
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £910
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£299
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
-£910
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£579
↓ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-910 | £-886 |
| Current assets | £579 | £3.0k |
| Cash | £299 | £563 |
| Debtors | £280 | £2.4k |
| Net assets | £-910 | £-886 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕MAIR, John, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➕MOYSE, Gary Peter, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-10➖WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs PROPERTY MARKETING CENTRE - ABERDEEN LIMITED
- 2005-10-13➕MACDONALD, Reginald Somerled appointeddirector
- 2005-10-13➕WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-05
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. John Mair Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2021 |
Mr Reg Macdonald Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2021 |
Mr. Gary Peter Moyse Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Reg Macdonaldceased 01/12/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies
Registered office
Willow House Kestrel View
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
Lanarkshire
ML4 3PB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-05OVERDUE
Last: 2024-10-22
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
MACDONALD, Reginald Somerled→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-10-13
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MAIR, John, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-07-01
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MOYSE, Gary Peter, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-07-01
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned 2013-05-10
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Recent filings (54 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-09