ABERDEEN BOOKS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12607328 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-05📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2024-07-05📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2024-07-05📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2024-07-05📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2024-07-05📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2020-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDEEN BOOKS LIMITED
- 2020-05-18➕LINCOLN-GORDON, Emily Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-05-18➕LINCOLN-GORDON, Tristan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Tristan Lincoln-Gordon Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2020 |
Mrs Emily Anne Lincoln-Gordon Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AAZURE GROUP LIMITED→ 11173545 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AB INBEV HORIZON LIMITED→ 06868068 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AB WORLDWIDE LIMITED→ 12204501 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABACUS LAND ASP 1 LIMITED→ 14471753 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABACUS LAND ASP 2 LIMITED→ 14472193 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABBLED LIMITED→ 12743342 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABC FL LIMITED→ 12191980 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABEL & IMRAY LLP→ OC438716 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABERDEEN EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE CO-INVEST II LP→ LP016762 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABHASSARA INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 13971128 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABI UK HOLDING 2 LIMITED→ 10414368 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
124-128 City Road
London
London
EC1V 2NJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LINCOLN-GORDON, Emily Anne→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINCOLN-GORDON, Tristan→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-17
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2024-07-05
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2024-07-05
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-07-05
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-07-05