ABSM ESTATE AGENTS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC333904 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-14

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Real estate agencies

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	300	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
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MALTMAN, Iain Ross appointed
secretary
2024-12-20
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ROSS, Kenneth William Coleman resigned
secretary
2024-12-20
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ROSS, Kenneth William Coleman resigned
director
2024-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-05
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STRATHDEE, Jaymie appointed
director
2023-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
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JOHNSTON, Lesley resigned
director
2023-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-01
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MALTMAN, Iain Ross appointed
director
2021-11-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-12-31
➖
LOCK, Barbara Anne Thomson resigned
director
2014-10-31
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CAMPBELL, Douglas James resigned
director
2009-05-01
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CRUICKSHANK, Robert Magnus appointed
director
2009-05-01
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CAMPBELL, Douglas James appointed
director
2009-05-01
➕
LOCK, Barbara Anne Thomson appointed
director
2007-11-14
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Company incorporated
As ABSM ESTATE AGENTS LTD.
2007-11-14
➕
ROSS, Kenneth William Coleman appointed
secretary
2007-11-14
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-11-14
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-11-14
➕
JOHNSTON, Lesley appointed
director
2007-11-14
➕
ROSS, Kenneth William Coleman appointed
director
2007-11-14
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2007-11-14
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Group structure

Allan Black & Mccaskie holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️

Allan Black & Mccaskie

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ABSM ESTATE AGENTS LTD.

This company · SC333904

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Allan Black & Mccaskie Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	14/11/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Kenneth William Coleman Rossceased 20/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Stewart & Mcisaacceased 20/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

151 High Street

Elgin

IV30 1DX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

MALTMAN, Iain Ross→

secretary · appointed 2024-12-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRUICKSHANK, Robert Magnus→

director · ~59y · appointed 2009-05-01

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Active

MALTMAN, Iain Ross→

director · ~43y · appointed 2022-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STRATHDEE, Jaymie→

director · ~40y · appointed 2023-11-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROSS, Kenneth William Coleman→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2024-12-20

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2007-11-14

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Douglas James→

director · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2014-10-31

Resigned

JOHNSTON, Lesley→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2023-10-31

Resigned

LOCK, Barbara Anne Thomson→

director · ~74y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2016-12-31

Resigned

ROSS, Kenneth William Coleman→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2024-12-20

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2007-11-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-02

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2025-01-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-16

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

officers · AP03

2025-01-16

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

officers · TM02

2025-01-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-01-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-01-16

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

address · AD01

2025-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-11-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-11-03