ABERDEEN GROUP PLC

🌳Matureactive

SC286832 · plc · incorporated 2005-06-30

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

63 officers (9 active, 63 linked, 56 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

1741 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 capital
• 1 officers
• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 capital
• 1 officers
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (144 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-29
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officers · TM01
2026-04-28
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FLINT, Douglas Jardine, Sir resigned
director
2026-04-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-16
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Sgps Trustee Limited as the Trustee of the Stagecoach Group Pension Scheme
2026-03-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-10
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-10
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-25
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officers · CH01
2025-07-25
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officers · AP01
2025-07-21
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BOYLAN, Siobhan Geraldine appointed
director
2025-07-14
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-10
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-24
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O’BRIEN, Michael John resigned
director
2025-05-15
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accounts · AA
2025-05-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-08
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KAUR, Manveen resigned
director
2025-05-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-12
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-01
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AHUJA, Vivek Gopaldas appointed
director
2024-10-01
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BICKERSTAFFE, Kate appointed
director
2024-08-12
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JONES, Iain Angus appointed
secretary
2024-08-12
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MCKENNA, Paul Bernard resigned
secretary
2024-05-24
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BIRD, Stephen resigned
director
2024-05-17
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BADDELEY, Julian Charles resigned
secretary
2024-05-17
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MCKENNA, Paul Bernard appointed
secretary
2024-04-24
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BRADLEY, Catherine Annick Caroline resigned
director
2023-10-23
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WINDSOR, Jason Michael appointed
director
2023-05-11
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BRUCE, Stephanie Jane resigned
director
2023-05-10
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MCBRIDE, Brian James resigned
director
2022-10-03
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BADDELEY, Julian Charles appointed
secretary
2022-09-30
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GILMOUR, Kenneth Arthur resigned
secretary
2022-09-30
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LEUZINGER, Cecilia Reyes, Dr resigned
director
2022-06-01
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KAUR, Manveen appointed
director
2022-06-01
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O’BRIEN, Michael John appointed
director
2022-05-18
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AF ROSENBORG, Jutta Grevinde, Countess resigned
director
2022-05-18
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PIKE, Martin St Clair resigned
director
2022-01-04
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BRADLEY, Catherine Annick Caroline appointed
director
2021-10-31
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GEE, Melanie resigned
director
2021-09-01
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GROVE, Hannah Melissa Wood appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 144 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: FLINT, Douglas Jardine, Sir resigned 2026-04-28; O’BRIEN, Michael John resigned 2025-05-24

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2005-06-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

1 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2LL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-12

Last: 2025-06-28