AB2000 (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC422278 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-01	2023-11-26
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 change-of-name

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 change-of-name
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-24
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GARDNER, Stuart James appointed
director
2025-07-24
➕
KIRKWOOD, Mark George appointed
director
2025-07-24
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MURPHY, John Joseph resigned
director
2025-07-24
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RICHARDSON, Adam resigned
director
2025-01-29
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-01-11
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-12-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-21
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HOUSTOUN, James resigned
director
2018-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-06-01
➕
HOUSTOUN, James appointed
director
2018-05-11
➖
NOBLE, Sara resigned
secretary
2018-05-11
➖
BRUCE, Adam resigned
director
2018-05-11
➖
HOUSTOUN, James resigned
director
2018-05-11
➕
MURPHY, John Joseph appointed
director
2018-05-11
➖
NOBLE, Alan Charles resigned
director
2018-05-11
➕
RICHARDSON, Adam appointed
director
2018-05-11
➖
STEVEN, Ian Mcewan resigned
director
2014-07-03
➕
HOUSTOUN, James appointed
director
2014-05-29
➕
NOBLE, Alan Charles appointed
director
2012-06-26
➕
NOBLE, Sara appointed
secretary
2012-06-26
➖
MACDONALDS SOLICITORS resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-05-21
➕
BRUCE, Adam appointed
director
2012-05-21
➕
STEVEN, Ian Mcewan appointed
director
2012-05-21
➖
WHITE, Joyce Helen resigned
director
2012-04-19
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Company incorporated
As AB2000 (SCOTLAND) LTD
2012-04-19
➕
MACDONALDS SOLICITORS appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-04-19
➕
WHITE, Joyce Helen appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MURPHY, John Joseph resigned 2025-07-24; RICHARDSON, Adam resigned 2025-07-24

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-23: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-01-29: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

A B 2000 Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A B 2000 Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AB2000 (SCOTLAND) LTD

This company · SC422278

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
A B 2000 Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-04-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3g 95 Westburn Drive

Cambuslang

Glasgow

G72 7NA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-12-01

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-01

Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

GARDNER, Stuart James→

director · ~46y · appointed 2025-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KIRKWOOD, Mark George→

director · ~42y · appointed 2025-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NOBLE, Sara→

secretary · appointed 2012-06-26 · resigned 2018-05-11

Resigned

MACDONALDS SOLICITORS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2012-06-26

Resigned

BRUCE, Adam→

director · ~82y · appointed 2012-05-21 · resigned 2018-05-11

Resigned

HOUSTOUN, James→

director · ~76y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2018-12-21

Resigned

HOUSTOUN, James→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-07-03 · resigned 2018-05-11

Resigned

MURPHY, John Joseph→

director · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2025-07-24

Resigned

NOBLE, Alan Charles→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2018-05-11

Resigned

RICHARDSON, Adam→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2025-07-24

Resigned

STEVEN, Ian Mcewan→

director · ~85y · appointed 2012-05-21 · resigned 2018-05-11

Resigned

WHITE, Joyce Helen→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2012-05-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2026-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-08-29

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

officers · AP01

2025-07-28

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

officers · AP01

2025-07-28

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

officers · TM01

2025-07-28

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

officers · TM01

2025-07-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-13

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-07-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-11