ABERLEY HOUSE LIMITED

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SC319944 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-29
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£211.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £211,480

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£211k
Current Assets
£179k
Current Liabilities
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£0£42k£85k£127k£169k£211kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£212.4k—
Current assets£179.3k—
Net assets£211.5k—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-03-28
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-03-28
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-03-20
    ➕
    ABERNETHY, Benjamin Warrick appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-20
    ➕
    ABERNETHY, Orla Olivia appointed
    director
  9. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
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  12. 2021-03-27
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  13. 2019-12-30
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  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-02
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  18. 2007-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERLEY HOUSE LIMITED
  19. 2007-03-29
    ➕
    ABERNETHY, Graeme appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-29
    ➕
    ABERNETHY, Graeme appointed
    director
  21. 2007-03-29
    ➕
    ABERNETHY, Lesley Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ABERNETHY, Benjamin Warrick (same surname) appointed 2024-03-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Abernethy
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2016
Mrs Lesley Ann Abernethy
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

14 Eglington Terrace
Ayr
KA7 1JJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

ABERNETHY, Graeme→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-29
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Active
ABERNETHY, Benjamin Warrick→
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-03-20
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Active
ABERNETHY, Graeme→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-03-29
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Active
ABERNETHY, Lesley Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-29
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Active
ABERNETHY, Orla Olivia→
director · ~20y · appointed 2024-03-20
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Active

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09