ROBERT WHITELAW (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

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SC053906 · ltd · incorporated 1973-08-31
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£4.84M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 41.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,835,871

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.5m
Net Worth
£4.8m
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£967k£1.9m£2.9m£3.9m£4.8mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Cash£1.51M—
Net assets£4.84M—
Average employees—1000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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  2. 2025-02-25
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  3. 2024-12-21
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    GRAHAM, John Whitelaw resigned
    director
  4. 2024-05-30
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  5. 2023-07-10
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  6. 2023-07-06
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  7. 2023-05-06
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  8. 2023-04-28
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    WILSON, Nicholas Stuart resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-21
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  10. 2022-02-10
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  11. 2021-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  12. 2021-02-08
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  13. 2020-05-31
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    MACKIE & DEWAR resigned
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  14. 2020-05-31
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  15. 2020-01-17
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  16. 2019-02-12
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  17. 2018-10-22
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  18. 2018-10-22
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2018-01-07
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  20. 2017-01-19
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  21. 2014-10-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Kdp (Aberdeen) Limited
  22. 2008-06-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2007-09-01
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    ANDERSON, Jennifer Mary Whitelaw appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-01
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    GRAHAM, Jonathan Charles Andrew Whitelaw appointed
    director
  25. 2007-09-01
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    MAY, Marianne Whitelaw appointed
    director
  26. 2002-07-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2002-06-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1984-06-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 1973-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ROBERT WHITELAW (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Whitelaw Graham
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1973-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Nicol House
14 Victoria Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1XB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

ANDERSON, Jennifer Mary Whitelaw→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-09-01
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Active
GRAHAM, Jonathan Charles Andrew Whitelaw→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-09-01
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Active
GRAHAM, Marjorie Anne→
director · ~76y
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Active
MAY, Marianne Whitelaw→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-09-01
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Active
MACKIE & DEWAR→
corporate-secretary · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned
GRAHAM, John Whitelaw→
director · ~80y · resigned 2024-12-21
Resigned
WILSON, Nicholas Stuart→
director · ~86y · resigned 2023-04-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Kdp (Aberdeen)
Kdp (Aberdeen) Limited
A registered charge1 property10/10/201422/10/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property14/06/200228/06/2008
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property11/06/198402/07/2002

Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-08