ADELPHI SCOTT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC431119 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-24
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.61M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
16 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
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 £4,607,107
Cash YoY
+93%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
↑ 93% YoY
Net Worth
£4.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£611k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.63M | £8.64M |
| Current assets | £611.0k | £627.6k |
| Cash | £38.7k | £20.0k |
| Debtors | £572.3k | £607.7k |
| Net assets | £4.61M | £4.61M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-24🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2025-02-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-24🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Historic Environment Scotland
- 2018-01-05🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Glasgow City Council
- 2017-11-27🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-03-04➕KEANE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-03-04➖COLQUHOUN, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2012-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADELPHI SCOTT LIMITED
- 2012-08-24➕COLQUHOUN, Sarah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Keane Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Holding company · AB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWRIE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC700069 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DUGUID PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD→ SC876768 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FIDONA PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC835551 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| G A ENGINEERING (GROUP) LIMITED→ SC448644 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| G B ENGLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC808864 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GOLDEN SQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC066084 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| HADDO PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC749682 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| HAMILTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED→ SC133447 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| HARVEY MACNAIR & CO LIMITED→ SC571167 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| HB ENTERPRISES (SCOTLAND) LTD.→ SC338386 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| HELIX INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS (U.K.) LIMITED→ SC837659 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HERD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC254945 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
19 Adelphi
Aberdeen
AB11 5BL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
KEANE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLQUHOUN, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-08-24 · resigned 2015-03-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
16
Total charges
10
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 24/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Historic Environment Scotland | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Glasgow City Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/01/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2017 | 19/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 25/01/2017 | 19/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2017 | 19/02/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 25/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 25/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2017 | 19/02/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2017 | 19/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 25/01/2017 | 19/02/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/01/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18