ABERDEEN SEAFARERS CENTRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC348752 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-09-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-05➖GORDON, Matthew James resigneddirector
- 2025-05-30📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-01-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-12-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-21➖TAYLOR, Colin Gordon, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-24➖REYNOLDS, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-10➕MACKENZIE, Donald Sween appointeddirector
- 2020-08-10➕GORDON, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22➖ROBBIE, Ian James resigneddirector
- 2019-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-21➖GREEN, John Francis resigneddirector
- 2017-07-20➖DALGARNO, Frederick George Scott resigneddirector
- 2015-11-25➖DAVIES, Robin Ashley resigneddirector
- 2015-11-25➕ROBBIE, Ian James appointeddirector
- 2015-11-25➕TAYLOR, Colin Gordon, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2013-07-31➕FORBES, Jeanette Linda appointeddirector
- 2013-07-31➕GREEN, John Francis appointeddirector
- 2008-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDEEN SEAFARERS CENTRE LIMITED
- 2008-09-18➕KENWRIGHT, David Douglas Ernest appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-18➕KENWRIGHT, David Douglas Ernest appointeddirector
- 2008-09-18➕DALGARNO, Frederick George Scott appointeddirector
- 2008-09-18➕DAVIES, Robin Ashley appointeddirector
- 2008-09-18➕REYNOLDS, John Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| ALLRIG LIMITED→ SC443569 · est 2013 | — | — | — | 300 | 13y | 87 | 50y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations
Registered office
Ardene House
56 Bon Accord Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB11 6EL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
KENWRIGHT, David Douglas Ernest→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-09-18
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FORBES, Jeanette Linda→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-07-31
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KENWRIGHT, David Douglas Ernest→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-09-18
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MACKENZIE, Donald Sween→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALGARNO, Frederick George Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-09-18 · resigned 2017-07-20
DAVIES, Robin Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-09-18 · resigned 2015-11-25
GORDON, Matthew James→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-08-10 · resigned 2025-10-05
GREEN, John Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2019-05-21
REYNOLDS, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-09-18 · resigned 2022-04-24
ROBBIE, Ian James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-11-25 · resigned 2019-05-22
TAYLOR, Colin Gordon, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2015-11-25 · resigned 2023-06-21
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-05-30
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-03-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07