LEITHS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC291244 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.0y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-02
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  9. 2019-08-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-08-01
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    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2019-07-31
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    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  12. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-12-19
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    MCSPORRAN, Malcolm Thomson resigned
    director
  15. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-04-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2005-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As LEITHS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
  21. 2005-10-04
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    LEITH, Ian Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-04
    ➕
    LEITH, Samantha Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2005-10-04
    ➕
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-10-04
    ➕
    MCSPORRAN, Malcolm Thomson appointed
    director
  25. 2005-10-04
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    RAEBURN CHRISTIE TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-10-04
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    RAEBURN CHRISTIE TRUSTEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LEITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

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

Group structure

Leiths (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Leiths (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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LEITHS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC291244

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
Leiths (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Rigifa
Cove
Aberdeen
AB12 3LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-08-01
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Active
LEITH, Ian Alexander→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEITH, Samantha Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-04 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
MCSPORRAN, Malcolm Thomson→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-10-04 · resigned 2017-12-19
Resigned
RAEBURN CHRISTIE TRUSTEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-04 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property17/04/2009—
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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-03
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2019-08-02