56789 ABERDEEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC435504 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-25
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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 (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 13.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
110 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (59 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-09-18📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-09-18📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-06-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-12-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-12-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-12-29📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-12-29📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-08-16➕RAPER, Mark appointeddirector
- 2019-08-16➖MOORHOUSE, Keith resigneddirector
- 2018-01-10🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-01-10🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2017-12-29🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Principal Security Agent)
- 2017-12-27🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Principal Security Agent)
- 2016-11-16➖MACLEOD, Alan Neil resigneddirector
- 2016-09-06➕LEASK, Euan Alexander Edmondston appointeddirector
- 2016-09-06➕MOORHOUSE, Keith appointeddirector
- 2016-09-06➖STUART, Peter John resigneddirector
- 2016-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2016-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2016-07-27🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Principal Security Agent)
- 2016-07-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2016-07-12➖BURKE, James Richard resigneddirector
- 2016-07-12➕MACLEOD, Alan Neil appointeddirector
- 2016-07-12➖WAITE, Andrew L resigneddirector
- 2016-01-08➖WHITE, Kieran Patrick resigneddirector
- 2014-12-10🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2014-12-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-08-13🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
- 2014-08-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
- 2014-01-15➕WHITE, Kieran Patrick appointeddirector
- 2014-01-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-01-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-12-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
- 2013-12-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
- 2013-06-10➕BURKE, James Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-01-11➖SONNENBERG, Alexander Jan resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 signalLimited 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
🏛️
Centurion 2 Limited
Corporate parent · board control
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56789 ABERDEEN LIMITED
This company · SC435504
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/08/2019 |
Centurion 2 Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 27/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Link Corporate Trustees (Uk) Limitedceased 30/08/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Blackwood House
Union Grove Lane
Aberdeen
AB10 6XU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BLACKWOOD PARTNERS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-05
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LEASK, Euan Alexander Edmondston→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-06
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Active
BURKE, James Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2013-06-10 · resigned 2016-07-12
MACLEOD, Alan Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-07-12 · resigned 2016-11-16
MOORHOUSE, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-06 · resigned 2019-08-16
QUINN, Judith Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-25 · resigned 2012-11-02
SONNENBERG, Alexander Jan→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-11-23 · resigned 2013-01-11
STUART, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-11-02 · resigned 2016-09-06
WAITE, Andrew L→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-11-02 · resigned 2016-07-12
WHITE, Kieran Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-15 · resigned 2016-01-08
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Wells Fargo Trust Corporation (As Principal Security Agent) Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Principal Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 29/12/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Wells Fargo Trust Corporation (As Principal Security Agent) Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Principal Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 27/12/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Wells Fargo Trust Corporation (As Principal Security Agent) Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Principal Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 27/07/2016 | 10/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Wells Fargo Trust Corporation (As Security Agent) Wells Fargo Trust Corporation Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 27/07/2016 | 10/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 13/08/2014 | 02/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 12/08/2014 | 02/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2013 | 10/12/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2013 | 10/12/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/11/2012 | 06/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/11/2012 | 06/01/2014 |
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Recent filings (110 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-19
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-18
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-18
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26