F.H. BERTLING LOGISTICS ABERDEEN LIMITED
- 50200SIC 50200
- 51210SIC 51210
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 101Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.20M |
| Average employees | 7900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01➖BURT, Julia resigneddirector
- 2024-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-17➖F.H. BERTLING INTERNATIONAL GMBH resignedcorporate-director
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-04➕BURT, Julia appointeddirector
- 2013-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs F.H. BERTLING LOGISTICS ABERDEEN LIMITED
- 2013-11-06➕MACISAAC, Colin Francis appointeddirector
- 2013-11-06➕F.H. BERTLING INTERNATIONAL GMBH appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
F.H. Bertling International Gmbh is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F.H. Bertling International Gmbh Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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 →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.
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