ASPECT LAND AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC357297 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.33M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,332,053
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.5m
Net Worth
£4.3m
Current Assets
£3.5m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.93M |
| Current assets | £3.45M |
| Cash | £2.54M |
| Debtors | £554.7k |
| Net assets | £4.33M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-06➕GOODWIN, Jason Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06➕GOUGH, David appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06➕MARRIOTT, Matthew Giles Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06➖CAMPBELL, Sandra resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-02-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPECT LAND AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS LIMITED
- 2009-03-26➕CAMPBELL, Gordon James appointeddirector
- 2009-03-26➕CAMPBELL, Sandra appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-26➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-03-26➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-03-26➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-03-26➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aspect Surveys Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aspect Surveys Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ASPECT LAND AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS LIMITED
This company · SC357297
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aspect Surveys Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gordon James Campbellceased 15/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Thornhouse Business Centre
Ballot Road
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 0HW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Gordon James→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-26
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GOODWIN, Jason Richard→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-11-06
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GOUGH, David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-11-06
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MARRIOTT, Matthew Giles Thomas→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-11-06
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CAMPBELL, Sandra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2024-11-06
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2009-03-26
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2009-03-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 23/03/2012 | 04/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 17/02/2010 | 30/11/2020 |
Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-16