ABERDEEN HARBOUR BOATMEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC434696 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-15

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 50200

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red 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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	12	1200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-09-09
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accounts · AA
2025-03-20
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capital · SH08
2025-03-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-07
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officers · CH01
2024-11-07
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2024-10-24
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address · AD01
2024-08-26
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accounts · AA
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address · AD01
2024-05-28
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2023-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-13
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COWPER, Ronald resigned
director
2019-06-13
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CRUICKSHANK, David resigned
director
2019-04-01
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COWPER, Scott appointed
director
2012-10-15
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Company incorporated
As ABERDEEN HARBOUR BOATMEN LIMITED
2012-10-15
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BOYNE, Donald appointed
director
2012-10-15
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CAMPBELL, Norman appointed
director
2012-10-15
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COWPER, Alan appointed
director
2012-10-15
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COWPER, Stuart appointed
director
2012-10-15
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MASSIE, Craig appointed
director
2012-10-15
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COWPER, Ronald appointed
director
2012-10-15
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CRUICKSHANK, David appointed
director

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Cowper Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-10-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

Victoria Dock

Waterloo Quay

Aberdeen

AB11 5DF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-29

Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

BOYNE, Donald→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-15

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Active

CAMPBELL, Norman→

director · ~64y · appointed 2012-10-15

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Active

COWPER, Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-10-15

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Active

COWPER, Scott→

director · ~31y · appointed 2019-04-01

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Active

COWPER, Stuart→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-10-15

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Active

MASSIE, Craig→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-15

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Active

COWPER, Ronald→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-15 · resigned 2019-06-13

Resigned

CRUICKSHANK, David→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-15 · resigned 2019-06-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-09

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2025-03-20

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-03-20

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14