BLACKADDERS TRUSTEES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC470785 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-24

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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	2025-02-28	2024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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CLARK, Campbell John Scott resigned
director
2025-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
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officers · CH01
2025-08-15
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officers · CH01
2025-08-15
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officers · CH01
2025-08-15
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officers · CH04
2025-08-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
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SNEDDON, Douglas resigned
director
2023-04-24
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WILLIAMSON, Charles Fraser Scott resigned
director
2023-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
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GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia resigned
director
2022-08-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-31
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ROBERTSON, Peter Manson resigned
director
2020-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-14
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DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn resigned
director
2019-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-30
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MCDOWALL, Laura appointed
director
2014-02-24
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Company incorporated
As BLACKADDERS TRUSTEES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
2014-02-24
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BLACKADDERS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-02-24
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CLARK, Johnston Peter Campbell appointed
director
2014-02-24
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MASSON, Gareth Anthony appointed
director
2014-02-24
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MCKAY, Ryan Daniel appointed
director
2014-02-24
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CLARK, Campbell John Scott appointed
director
2014-02-24
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DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn appointed
director
2014-02-24
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GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia appointed
director
2014-02-24
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ROBERTSON, Peter Manson appointed
director
2014-02-24
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SNEDDON, Douglas appointed
director
2014-02-24
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WILLIAMSON, Charles Fraser Scott appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Blackadders Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blackadders Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BLACKADDERS TRUSTEES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

This company · SC470785

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
Blackadders Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	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

Incorporated2014-02-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

6 Bon Accord Square

Aberdeen

AB11 6XU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24