ABERDEEN ALBA GASKETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC628675 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-09-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2019-09-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2019-09-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-09-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-09-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  14. 2019-07-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-07-03
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2019-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABERDEEN ALBA GASKETS LIMITED
  17. 2019-04-25
    SIM, Gavin John appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-25
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2019-04-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin John Sim
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/04/2019

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1HA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SIM, Gavin John
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-04-25
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Active
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-25 · resigned 2019-07-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge05/09/2019
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2019-09-17