SABER LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC340273 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-27
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2017
Net worth
£-71.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £71,398

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£71k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£71k-£52k-£32k-£12k£7k£27kMar 2016Mar 2017

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2017-03-312016-03-31
Total assets£-25.2k£-25.2k
Debtors£1.7k£1.7k
Current liabilities—£26.9k
Net assets£-71.4k—

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-07-31
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-07-31
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-05-15
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-05-09
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2016-12-21
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  7. 2016-04-26
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  8. 2015-12-16
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  9. 2015-09-16
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2015-04-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2014-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2014-05-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2013-05-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-05-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-01-04
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  18. 2011-04-21
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  19. 2011-01-10
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  20. 2010-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2010-01-19
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  22. 2010-01-19
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    officers · AP01
  23. 2010-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2009-12-23
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    BRODIE, Alan David appointed
    director
  25. 2009-12-23
    ➕
    FLEMING, Michael John appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-09
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  27. 2009-11-17
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    PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey resigned
    director
  28. 2009-04-07
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  29. 2008-11-05
    ➖
    INNES, Fraser resigned
    director
  30. 2008-10-31
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    SIMPSON, Neil Andrew Abercrombie resigned
    director
  31. 2008-09-12
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Neil Andrew Abercrombie appointed
    director
  32. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    INNES, Fraser appointed
    director
  33. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey appointed
    director
  34. 2008-04-08
    ➕
    LOUDEN, Andrew appointed
    director
  35. 2008-04-08
    ➖
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  36. 2008-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As SABER LIMITED
  37. 2008-03-27
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2008-03-27
    ➕
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-07-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jenny Laidlaw
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Louden
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-27
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Active
BRODIE, Alan David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-12-23
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Active
FLEMING, Michael John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-12-23
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Active
LOUDEN, Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-04-08
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Active
INNES, Fraser→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-08-04 · resigned 2008-11-05
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-08-04 · resigned 2009-11-17
Resigned
SIMPSON, Neil Andrew Abercrombie→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-09-12 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2008-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-07-31
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-05-15
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-09-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-01-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-01-03