ABERDEEN PACKAGING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC374029 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52219
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-05
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  8. 2021-05-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-05-01
    ➕
    A G ACCOUNTING LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2021-04-30
    ➖
    FORBES-CABLE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2010-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERDEEN PACKAGING LIMITED
  20. 2010-03-03
    ➕
    PARFITT, Anne Helen Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2010-03-03
    ➕
    PARFITT, Robert James appointed
    director
  22. 2010-03-03
    ➕
    FORBES-CABLE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-03-03
    ➕
    MILLER, Innes Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2010-03-03
    ➖
    MILLER, Innes Richard resigned
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-15

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert James Parfitt
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Anne Helen Jane Parfitt
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52219 — SIC 52219

Registered office

Kirkview
Kirkton Of Tough
Alford
AB33 8ER
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

A G ACCOUNTING LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-05-01
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Active
PARFITT, Anne Helen Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARFITT, Robert James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES-CABLE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-03 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
MILLER, Innes Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-03-03 · resigned 2010-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-05-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-01