COLLABRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC257810 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-17
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.
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees800900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-01-01
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    KENNEDY, Aiden Thomas appointed
    director
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-11-27
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    FOWLER, Clive resigned
    director
  14. 2019-11-27
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Thomas William resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-05-01
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    KENNEDY, Mary Helen, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2019-01-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2019-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-09-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Mary Helen Kennedy
  22. 2014-11-26
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    GRANT-SHAW, Janice Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-27
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Mary Helen, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2014-06-27
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Thomas William appointed
    director
  25. 2013-11-14
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2013-11-14
    ➖
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-04-16
    ➕
    GRANT-SHAW, Janice Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 2009-04-06
    ➖
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2009-04-06
    ➕
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2008-07-04
    ➖
    BELL & SCOTT (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2008-07-04
    ➕
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Mary Helen, Dr appointed
    director
  33. 2007-03-31
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Thomas William resigned
    director
  34. 2005-12-23
    ➖
    FREEMAN, Christopher John, Dr resigned
    director
  35. 2005-05-16
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 2005-03-07
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    KENNEDY, Thomas William appointed
    director
  37. 2004-10-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  38. 2004-07-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Leading Oil & Gas Industry Competitiveness
  39. 2004-05-18
    ➕
    BELL & SCOTT (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2003-10-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLLABRO LIMITED
  42. 2003-10-17
    ➕
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  43. 2003-10-17
    ➕
    FOWLER, Clive appointed
    director
  44. 2003-10-17
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Christopher John, Dr appointed
    director
  45. 2003-10-17
    ➕
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2003-10-17
    ➖
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KENNEDY, Aiden Thomas (same surname) appointed 2022-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Nekm Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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COLLABRO LIMITED
This company · SC257810

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
Nekm Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Collabro Holdings Limitedceased 22/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

2 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEDY, Aiden Thomas→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEDY, Mary Helen, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL & SCOTT (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-05-18 · resigned 2008-07-04
Resigned
DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-17 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2009-04-06
Resigned
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2013-11-14
Resigned
FOWLER, Clive→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-10-17 · resigned 2019-11-27
Resigned
FREEMAN, Christopher John, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-10-17 · resigned 2005-12-23
Resigned
GRANT-SHAW, Janice Margaret→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-04-16 · resigned 2014-11-26
Resigned
KENNEDY, Mary Helen, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2014-06-27
Resigned
KENNEDY, Thomas William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2019-11-27
Resigned
KENNEDY, Thomas William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
DAVIDSON CHALMERS (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-17 · resigned 2003-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mary Helen Kennedy
A registered charge—30/09/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property06/10/2004—
satisfied
Leading Oil & Gas Industry Competitiveness
Floating charge1 property22/07/200416/05/2005
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30