ABBOT HOUSE TRADING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC666527 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-06
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Average employees | 3 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31➖GEMMELL, Lynn resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31➖POTTER, Caroline resigneddirector
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10➕POTTER, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2021-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOT HOUSE TRADING LIMITED
- 2020-07-06➕HUTCHISON, Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06➕MCGUINNESS, Joseph Campbellarnott appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06➕GEMMELL, Lynn appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Abbot House Scio is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abbot House Scio
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABBOT HOUSE TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC666527
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbot House Scio Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
Abbot House
Maygate
Dunfermline
KY12 7NE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HUTCHISON, Louise→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGUINNESS, Joseph Campbellarnott→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GEMMELL, Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-06 · resigned 2023-03-31
POTTER, Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-10 · resigned 2023-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-10