SKENE INVESTMENTS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC057524 · ltd · incorporated 1975-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
32 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 42.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
32 charges (32/32 with lender, 32/32 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
201 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 25 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (100 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-06➖SKENE, Charles Pirie resigneddirector
- 2025-02-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30➖GILCHRIST, Melissa Jane resigneddirector
- 2019-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2019-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #34
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #33
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #31
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #30
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2019-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2019-04-19➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-04-19➖LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2019-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #29
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2019-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2016-03-31➖MCARTHUR, Ian Strachan resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SKENE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Tc Trustees Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Tc Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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SKENE INVESTMENTS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC057524
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Tc Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 27/02/2025 |
Mr Richard Morgan Skene Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 29/05/2019 |
Mrs Pamela Catherine Norris Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 29/05/2019 |
Mrs Jennifer Mary Lindsay Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 29/05/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Alison Jean Katherine Skeneceased 14/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Ledingham Chalmers Trustee Company Limitedceased 27/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Mr Charles Pirie Skeneceased 14/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIVWRIGHT BROTHERS LIMITED→ SC234623 · est 2002 | £8.04M £5.74M–£10.33M | — | — | 73 | 23y | 87 | 76y |
| HUTCHEON SERVICES LIMITED→ SC071884 · est 1980 | £3.47M £2.48M–£4.46M | — | — | 17200 | 45y | 84 | 61y |
| M.T.M.CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC056163 · est 1974 | £2.93M £2.10M–£3.77M | — | — | 5200 | 51y | 87 | 76y |
| THISTLE WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES LIMITED→ SC159622 · est 1995 | £1.28M £917.3k–£1.65M | — | — | 119 | 30y | 84 | 65y |
| SKENE ENTERPRISES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC072886 · est 1980 | £910.0k £650.0k–£1.17M | — | — | 105 | 45y | 83 | 87y |
| AJC CONSTRUCTION SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC216542 · est 2001 | — | — | — | 2700 | 25y | 83 | 60y |
| AM CAMPBELL (UK) LTD.→ SC212573 · est 2000 | — | — | £72.9k | — | 25y | 83 | 63y |
| LADYSBRIDGE VILLAGE LIMITED→ SC262049 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 0 | 22y | 83 | 75y |
| SPARK'S MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC102458 · est 1986 | — | — | £3.06M | — | 39y | 83 | 59y |
| T & M SLATING LTD.→ SC251627 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 9 | 22y | 83 | 59y |
| WHITEHILLS DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.→ SC216307 · est 2001 | — | — | £49.1k | — | 25y | 83 | 75y |
| A & B BUCHAN LIMITED→ SC375607 · est 2010 | — | — | £945.4k | — | 16y | 82 | 62y |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINDSAY, Jennifer Mary→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-10-01
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NORRIS, Pamela Catherine→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2002-10-01
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Active
SKENE, Richard Morgan→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 2006-04-01
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2019-04-19
COOPER, Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1998-08-28
GILCHRIST, Melissa Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-17 · resigned 2020-01-30
MCARTHUR, Ian Strachan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1996-01-08 · resigned 2016-03-31
MCMENEMY, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2012-10-18
MEDLEY, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-11-14 · resigned 2013-02-08
SKENE, Charles Pirie→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2025-03-06
WHITEMAN, Barbara Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1991-06-26
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Mortgages & charges
32
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:32 of 32 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 02/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 02/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 2 properties | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 2 properties | 09/08/1990 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 2 properties | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 25/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 2 properties | 09/08/1990 | 02/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 02/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 02/05/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 2 properties | 09/08/1990 | 29/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 12/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Linen Bank British Linen Bank LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 09/08/1990 | 25/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of offset | 1 property | 14/05/1987 | 30/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of offset | 1 property | 14/05/1987 | 30/07/2019 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 28/10/1985 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of offset | 1 property | 08/02/1985 | 30/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 28/11/1984 | 30/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of offset | 1 property | 25/04/1984 | 30/07/2019 |
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Recent filings (201 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29