ABRDN FOUNDER CO LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC705757 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-04

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-26
➕
MCILDUFF, Kevin appointed
director
2024-02-26
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VICK, Douglas Forbes resigned
director
2023-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
➕
MCKELVEY, Cameron Mark appointed
director
2023-03-31
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JOHN, Antony Gwilym, Mr. resigned
director
2023-02-03
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-20
➖
SINCLAIR, Jason David resigned
director
2023-01-19
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JOHN, Antony Gwilym, Mr. appointed
director
2022-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-12
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FOSTER, Mark Albert resigned
director
2022-11-29
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-08-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-28
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-08-04
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Company incorporated
As ABRDN FOUNDER CO LIMITED
2021-08-04
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ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-08-04
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FOSTER, Mark Albert appointed
director
2021-08-04
➕
SINCLAIR, Jason David appointed
director
2021-08-04
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VICK, Douglas Forbes appointed
director
2021-08-04
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Limited 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

clean

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

Group structure

Abrdn Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abrdn Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABRDN FOUNDER CO LIMITED

This company · SC705757

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
Abrdn Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/08/2021

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

Incorporated2021-08-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

1 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2LL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-08-04

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Active

MCILDUFF, Kevin→

director · ~45y · appointed 2024-02-26

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Active

MCKELVEY, Cameron Mark→

director · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FOSTER, Mark Albert→

director · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-04 · resigned 2022-12-12

Resigned

JOHN, Antony Gwilym, Mr.→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-01-19 · resigned 2023-03-31

Resigned

SINCLAIR, Jason David→

director · ~54y · appointed 2021-08-04 · resigned 2023-01-20

Resigned

VICK, Douglas Forbes→

director · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-04 · resigned 2024-02-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-04-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-04-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-03-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-03-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-04

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-04-04

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-02-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-01-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-01-23