UPP (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC222440 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£9.64M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (1 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
145 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,643,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.9m£3.9m£5.8m£7.7m£9.6mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£9.64M£9.64M
Net assets£9.64M£9.64M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-26
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    HARE, Alexander Edward Compton, Mr resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-24
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    HARE, Alexander Edward Compton, Mr appointed
    director
  9. 2022-05-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-05-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-04-29
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    BOORNE, Simon Anthony appointed
    director
  12. 2022-04-29
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    GERVAISE-JONES, Henry Barnaby resigned
    director
  13. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-01-31
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    BIENFAIT, Richard Antoine resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-03-11
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
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  21. 2019-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-02-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2019-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2019-01-31
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    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William resigned
    secretary
  25. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William resigned
    director
  26. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    BIENFAIT, Richard Antoine appointed
    director
  27. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    GERVAISE-JONES, Henry Barnaby appointed
    director
  28. 2018-12-31
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    O'SHEA, Sean resigned
    director
  29. 2011-11-23
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    Charge satisfied #9
  30. 2011-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #14
  31. 2011-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #13
  32. 2011-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #12
  33. 2011-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #11
  34. 2011-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #10
  35. 2008-10-15
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    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William appointed
    director
  36. 2008-10-15
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    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William resigned
    director
  37. 2008-10-15
    ➖
    CRAWFORD, Clive Wilson resigned
    director
  38. 2008-10-15
    ➖
    MAY, Andrew John resigned
    director
  39. 2008-10-15
    ➖
    MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean resigned
    director
  40. 2008-10-15
    ➕
    O'SHEA, Sean appointed
    director
  41. 2008-04-15
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    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William appointed
    director
  42. 2008-04-15
    ➕
    MAY, Andrew John appointed
    director
  43. 2005-05-04
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    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William appointed
    secretary
  44. 2005-01-04
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    SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  45. 2004-06-15
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    BIRCH, Alan Edward resigned
    director
  46. 2004-06-15
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    JOHNSON, Robert Nigel resigned
    director
  47. 2004-02-11
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    JOHNSON, Robert Nigel appointed
    director
  48. 2004-02-11
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    SUTTON, Andrew John resigned
    director
  49. 2003-12-02
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    ELLIOTT, Christopher James resigned
    director
  50. 2003-07-02
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    BIRCH, Alan Edward appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 82 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Upp Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Upp Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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UPP (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC222440

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
Upp Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 17 resigned)

BOORNE, Simon Anthony→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENKEL, Julian Christopher William→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-04 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2005-01-04
Resigned
BENKEL, Julian Christopher William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-10-15 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
BENKEL, Julian Christopher William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-04-15 · resigned 2008-10-15
Resigned
BIENFAIT, Richard Antoine→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned
BIRCH, Alan Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Clive Wilson→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2008-10-15
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Christopher James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2003-12-02
Resigned
GERVAISE-JONES, Henry Barnaby→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2022-04-29
Resigned
HARE, Alexander Edward Compton, Mr →
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-04-24 · resigned 2025-09-26
Resigned
JOHNSON, Robert Nigel→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-02-11 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2001-09-14
Resigned
MAY, Andrew John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-04-15 · resigned 2008-10-15
Resigned
MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2008-10-15
Resigned
MILNER, Paul George→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2001-09-14
Resigned
O'SHEA, Sean→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-10-15 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
SUTTON, Andrew John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2004-02-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

14
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Standard security1 property16/05/200231/10/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Standard security1 property16/05/200231/10/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Standard security1 property16/05/200231/10/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Standard security1 property16/05/200231/10/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Assignation in security1 property03/05/200231/10/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property03/05/200223/11/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/09/200115/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/09/200115/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/09/200115/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/09/200115/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/09/200115/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/09/200115/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/09/200115/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property13/09/200115/05/2002

Recent filings (145 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-12