ABRDN (CRED II) GP LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC717034 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-07
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 business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
    DUNNE, James Richard resigned
    director
  3. 2025-02-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-12
    BRITTON, James Alexander appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-12
    CARRIE, Douglas Scott appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2024-04-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2024-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-21
    MEIKLE, Neil Macrae resigned
    director
  13. 2023-12-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-10-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-10-20
    MELIA, Ronan resigned
    director
  16. 2023-06-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-06-26
    SLATER, Neil Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2023-06-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-06-16
    DUNNE, James Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2022-11-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  21. 2022-08-26
    FISCHBACHER, Gordon, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2022-08-26
    BARTON, Steven Brian Crayford resigned
    director
  23. 2022-08-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-08-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2022-08-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2021-12-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABRDN (CRED II) GP LIMITED
  27. 2021-12-07
    ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2021-12-07
    BARTON, Steven Brian Crayford appointed
    director
  29. 2021-12-07
    MEIKLE, Neil Macrae appointed
    director
  30. 2021-12-07
    MELIA, Ronan appointed
    director
  31. 2021-12-07
    SLATER, Neil Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2021-12-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

🏛️
Abrdn Alternative Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABRDN (CRED II) GP LIMITED
This company · SC717034

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abrdn Alternative Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/12/2021

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
Incorporated2021-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-12-07
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Active
BRITTON, James Alexander
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-12
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Active
CARRIE, Douglas Scott
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-02-12
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Active
FISCHBACHER, Gordon, Dr
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-08-26
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Active
BARTON, Steven Brian Crayford
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-07 · resigned 2022-08-26
Resigned
DUNNE, James Richard
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-06-16 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
MEIKLE, Neil Macrae
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-07 · resigned 2023-12-21
Resigned
MELIA, Ronan
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-12-07 · resigned 2023-10-20
Resigned
SLATER, Neil Andrew
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-12-07 · resigned 2023-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
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
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-19