ABRECCO (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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- 78200Temporary employment agency activities
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2020-12-29📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2020-12-29🏁Company dissolved
- 2020-10-13📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2020-10-05📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2017-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-06-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2001-08-03➕BYRNE, Elizabeth Jane appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-03➕BYRNE, Myles appointeddirector
- 2001-08-03➖HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-08-03➖HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRECCO (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2001-07-23➕HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-07-23➕HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-12-29
Group structure
Abrecco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abrecco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 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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