INTER CITY (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC149122 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.76M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 27.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
97 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,760,359
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2.8m
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.78M | £2.55M |
| Current assets | £1.14M | £806.2k |
| Net assets | £2.76M | £2.53M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-04➖SUTTIE, Ian Alexander, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01➕BROWN, Steven Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10➕SUTTIE, Martin Ian appointeddirector
- 2023-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-07-17➖GEORGE, Steven Richard resignedsecretary
- 2008-01-23➕GEORGE, Steven Richard appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-23➖PETERKINS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-12-21➖MACKIE, Colin Dwight resigneddirector
- 1999-07-21➖HUNTER, Neil Cameron resigneddirector
- 1999-07-21➕MACKIE, Colin Dwight appointeddirector
- 1999-07-21➖RENNIE, Thomas George resignednominee-director
- 1999-07-21➕SUTTIE, Ian Alexander, Mr. appointeddirector
- 1999-05-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1999-05-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1994-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs INTER CITY (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
- 1994-02-17➕PETERKINS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-02-17➕HUNTER, Neil Cameron appointeddirector
- 1994-02-17➕RENNIE, Thomas George appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Shepherd & Wedderburn (Trustees) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Shepherd & Wedderburn (Trustees) Limited
Corporate parent
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INTER CITY (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC149122
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Dorothy Elizabeth Suttie Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/10/2025 |
Shepherd & Wedderburn (Trustees) Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/10/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Alexander Suttieceased 04/10/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
First Integrated House Broadfold Road
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8EE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BROWN, Steven Michael→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUTTIE, Martin Ian→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GEORGE, Steven Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-23 · resigned 2009-07-17
PETERKINS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1994-02-17 · resigned 2008-01-23
HUNTER, Neil Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1994-02-17 · resigned 1999-07-21
MACKIE, Colin Dwight→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-07-21 · resigned 2007-12-21
RENNIE, Thomas George→
Resignednominee-director · ~79y · appointed 1994-02-17 · resigned 1999-07-21
SUTTIE, Ian Alexander, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1999-07-21 · resigned 2025-10-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 25/05/1999 | 26/07/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 10/05/1999 | 26/07/2013 |
Recent filings (97 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19