ASHLEY PROPERTIES ABERDEEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC315836 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-02
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 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-31
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  9. 2021-07-31
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  10. 2021-07-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-07-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC ( Company Number 10399850)
  12. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-03-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-03-01
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    CHISHOLM, Bruce appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-03-01
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    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2018-10-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-10-01
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    RAY, John Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-04-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2007-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEY PROPERTIES ABERDEEN LIMITED
  24. 2007-02-02
    ➕
    CHISHOLM, Bruce appointed
    director
  25. 2007-02-02
    ➕
    RAY, John William appointed
    director
  26. 2007-02-02
    ➕
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John William Ray
Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78
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
Incorporated2007-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 14 Ashley Base Pitmedden Road
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 0DP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CHISHOLM, Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
CHISHOLM, Bruce→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-02-02
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Active
RAY, John Christopher→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
RAY, John William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-02-02
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Active
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-02 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC ( Company Number 10399850)
A registered charge1 property19/07/2021—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property28/04/2011—
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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2021-07-31
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2021-07-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-27