THE ABERDEEN ANGUS BEEF CLUB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC232399 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-06
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-18
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-18
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-13
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    WILKINSON, Christopher Peter appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-13
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    ELLIOT, John resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-23
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    JEENES, Paul Robert resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-16
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  10. 2023-03-27
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  11. 2022-04-20
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  12. 2021-04-19
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  13. 2020-05-28
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  14. 2019-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-29
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-03-29
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-02-23
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    MACKEY, John Clifford resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-10-03
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    HAMMILL, Nigel St. John resigned
    director
  21. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    MACKEY, John Clifford appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-09-03
    ➖
    MCHATTIE, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-10-06
    ➕
    MCHATTIE, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-10-05
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Robert resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-10-23
    ➕
    JEENES, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2005-10-23
    ➖
    STOVOLD, Robert Angus Jack resigned
    director
  28. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    ELLIOT, John appointed
    director
  29. 2003-03-18
    ➖
    STOBO, James resigned
    director
  30. 2002-08-01
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    STOVOLD, Robert Angus Jack appointed
    director
  31. 2002-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As THE ABERDEEN ANGUS BEEF CLUB LIMITED
  32. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert appointed
    secretary
  33. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-06-06
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    HAMMILL, Nigel St. John appointed
    director
  36. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    STOBO, James appointed
    director
  37. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2002-06-06
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ELLIOT, John resigned 2026-03-13; JEENES, Paul Robert resigned 2025-06-23

🔒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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Pedigree House
6 Kings Place
Perth
PH2 8AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

WILKINSON, Christopher Peter→
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2006-10-05
Resigned
MACKEY, John Clifford→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2017-02-23
Resigned
MCHATTIE, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2015-09-03
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-06
Resigned
ELLIOT, John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2026-03-13
Resigned
HAMMILL, Nigel St. John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2016-10-03
Resigned
JEENES, Paul Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-10-23 · resigned 2025-06-23
Resigned
STOBO, James→
director · ~92y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2003-03-18
Resigned
STOVOLD, Robert Angus Jack→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2005-10-23
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15