ABERDEEN AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.5k | £8.9k |
| Current assets | £1.2k | £6.9k |
| Cash | £20 | £4.4k |
| Debtors | £1.1k | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £-1.5k | £8.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-17➕RAE, William John appointeddirector
- 2025-04-17➖RAE, David Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDEEN AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2023-03-20➕RAE, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-03-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-22: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William John Rae Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Michael Raeceased 17/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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