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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (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 30.9y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.9 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,267,792
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
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 | 2024-12-01 | 2023-11-26 |
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| Profit before tax | £1.27M | £-2.37M |
| Average employees | 10600 | 14200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-24➕GARDNER, Stuart James appointeddirector
- 2025-07-24➕KIRKWOOD, Mark George appointeddirector
- 2025-07-24➖MURPHY, John Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-07-24➖RICHARDSON, Adam resigneddirector
- 2025-07-24🔒Charge registered #6Lender: SAF1 Limited
- 2025-07-15🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD as Security Agent for the Finance Parties
- 2021-06-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Pnc Business Credit a Trade Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
- 2021-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-12-21➖HOUSTOUN, James resigneddirector
- 2018-06-01➕HOUSTOUN, James appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11➖STEVEN, Ian Mcewan resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-11➖BARR, Cameron Murray Donald resigneddirector
- 2018-05-11➖BRUCE, Adam resigneddirector
- 2018-05-11➖HOUSTOUN, James resigneddirector
- 2018-05-11➖MARSH, William resigneddirector
- 2018-05-11➕MURPHY, John Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11➕RICHARDSON, Adam appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11➖STEVEN, Ian Mcewan resigneddirector
- 2018-05-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2015-06-25➕BARR, Cameron Murray Donald appointeddirector
- 2015-06-25➕HOUSTOUN, James appointeddirector
- 2015-06-25➕MARSH, William appointeddirector
- 2015-06-25➕STEVEN, Ian Mcewan appointeddirector
- 2015-01-12➕STEVEN, Ian Mcewan appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-18➖RUSSELL, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2005-08-31➕RUSSELL, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-31➖STEEDMAN, Douglas Wilson resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events
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
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MURPHY, John Joseph resigned 2025-07-24; RICHARDSON, Adam resigned 2025-07-24
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
Kirkner Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kirkner Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kirkner Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 24/07/2025 |
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.
🔒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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →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→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIRKWOOD, Mark George→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRUCE, Adam→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1997-10-16
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1995-02-07
RUSSELL, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2014-09-18
STEEDMAN, Douglas Wilson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2005-08-31
STEVEN, Ian Mcewan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-01-12 · resigned 2018-05-11
BARR, Cameron Murray Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
BRUCE, Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 2018-05-11
CAMPBELL, Alec Boyd→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1997-07-28
HOUSTOUN, James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2018-12-21
HOUSTOUN, James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1995-02-07
MARSH, William→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
MURPHY, John Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2025-07-24
RICHARDSON, Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2025-07-24
STEVEN, Ian Mcewan→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2018-05-11
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 charge | 1 property | 24/06/2021 | 17/11/2025 | |
| 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 charge | 1 property | 24/06/2021 | 17/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/05/2018 | 16/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 01/06/1995 | 30/01/2021 |
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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