A.B. 2000 LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC155832 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-07
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days

Picture improved over the last 90 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 31.2y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
129 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.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,267,792
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-012023-11-26
Profit before tax£1.27M£-2.37M
Average employees1060014200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-11-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-11-17
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    Charge satisfied #4
  4. 2025-11-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  5. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-08-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2025-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-07-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-07-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-07-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2025-07-24
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    GARDNER, Stuart James appointed
    director
  15. 2025-07-24
    ➕
    KIRKWOOD, Mark George appointed
    director
  16. 2025-07-24
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    MURPHY, John Joseph resigned
    director
  17. 2025-07-24
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Adam resigned
    director
  18. 2025-07-24
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: SAF1 Limited
  19. 2025-07-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
  20. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2024-02-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2024-02-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-07-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  27. 2021-07-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  28. 2021-06-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD as Security Agent for the Finance Parties
  29. 2021-06-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
  30. 2021-06-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  31. 2021-01-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2018-12-21
    ➖
    HOUSTOUN, James resigned
    director
  33. 2018-06-01
    ➕
    HOUSTOUN, James appointed
    director
  34. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    STEVEN, Ian Mcewan resigned
    secretary
  35. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    BARR, Cameron Murray Donald resigned
    director
  36. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    BRUCE, Adam resigned
    director
  37. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    HOUSTOUN, James resigned
    director
  38. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    MARSH, William resigned
    director
  39. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    MURPHY, John Joseph appointed
    director
  40. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Adam appointed
    director
  41. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    STEVEN, Ian Mcewan resigned
    director
  42. 2018-05-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  43. 2015-06-25
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    BARR, Cameron Murray Donald appointed
    director
  44. 2015-06-25
    ➕
    HOUSTOUN, James appointed
    director
  45. 2015-06-25
    ➕
    MARSH, William appointed
    director
  46. 2015-06-25
    ➕
    STEVEN, Ian Mcewan appointed
    director
  47. 2015-01-12
    ➕
    STEVEN, Ian Mcewan appointed
    secretary
  48. 2014-09-18
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Ann resigned
    secretary
  49. 2005-08-31
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Ann appointed
    secretary
  50. 2005-08-31
    ➖
    STEEDMAN, Douglas Wilson resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Limited 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Kirkner Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kirkner Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A.B. 2000 LTD.
This company · SC155832

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kirkner Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/07/2025
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Quattro Group Limitedceased 24/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Arkose Investments Services Limitedceased 28/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Arkose Investments Limitedceased 28/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Quattro Group Limitedceased 28/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Adam Bruceceased 11/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

95 Westburn Drive, Cambuslang
Glasgow
South Lanarkshire
G72 7NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

GARDNER, Stuart James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRKWOOD, Mark George→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Adam→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1997-10-16
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1995-02-07
Resigned
RUSSELL, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2014-09-18
Resigned
STEEDMAN, Douglas Wilson→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
STEVEN, Ian Mcewan→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-12 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
BARR, Cameron Murray Donald→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
BRUCE, Adam→
director · ~82y · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Alec Boyd→
director · ~85y · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1997-07-28
Resigned
HOUSTOUN, James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2018-12-21
Resigned
HOUSTOUN, James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1995-02-07
Resigned
MARSH, William→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
MURPHY, John Joseph→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2025-07-24
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Adam→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2025-07-24
Resigned
STEVEN, Ian Mcewan→
director · ~85y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
SAF1
SAF1 Limited
A registered charge—24/07/2025—
outstanding
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
A registered charge—15/07/2025—
satisfied
Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK as Security Agent for the Finance Parties
Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD as Security Agent for the Finance Parties
A registered charge1 property24/06/202117/11/2025
satisfied
Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
A registered charge1 property24/06/202117/11/2025
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—11/05/201816/02/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property01/06/199530/01/2021
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Recent filings (129 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-16