ACCOUNTING BUSINESS SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC340377 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,431
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 9.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.4k£3.5k
Current assets£9.5k£8.7k
Cash£9.0k£7.5k
Net assets£7.4k£3.5k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-28
    ➖
    MUIR, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-03-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2016-04-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-01-31
    ➖
    MUIR, John Ritchie resigned
    director
  18. 2015-08-01
    ➕
    MUIR, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    MUIR, Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    MUIR, John Ritchie appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-10
    ➕
    MUIR, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2008-09-10
    ➖
    MUIR, John Ritchie resigned
    director
  23. 2008-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING BUSINESS SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2008-03-28
    ➕
    MUIR, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-03-28
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-03-28
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-03-28
    ➕
    MUIR, John Ritchie appointed
    director
  28. 2008-03-28
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2008-03-28
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Muir
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Muirceased 23/03/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

24 Greenhaugh Court
Braco
Dunblane
FK15 9PS

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 (1 active · 6 resigned)

MUIR, Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUIR, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-28 · resigned 2025-03-28
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-28 · resigned 2008-03-28
Resigned
MUIR, Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-09-10 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
MUIR, John Ritchie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2016-01-31
Resigned
MUIR, John Ritchie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-03-28 · resigned 2008-09-10
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-28 · resigned 2008-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-24