AUBERNE HOMES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC369373 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 11.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees22

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2025-10-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-10-28
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-01-28
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    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-01-21
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-08-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-08-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  16. 2021-08-18
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  17. 2021-08-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  18. 2020-04-16
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  19. 2019-08-28
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  20. 2018-03-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: W M Mann & Co (Investments) Limited
  21. 2018-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2018-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2016-03-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bridging Finance Limited
  24. 2016-03-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bridging Finance Limited
  25. 2015-04-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Scottish Ministers
  26. 2014-01-17
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    MCCOLL, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    MCCOLL, Matthew Brendan resigned
    director
  28. 2011-12-01
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    KENNEDY, Roy Gardner appointed
    director
  29. 2009-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AUBERNE HOMES LTD
  30. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    MCALEER, Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    MCCOLL, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    MCCOLL, Matthew Brendan appointed
    director
  35. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  36. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  37. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Mcaleer
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Roy Gardner Kennedy
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-29
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

KENNEDY, Roy Gardner→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALEER, Stephen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCOLL, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
MCCOLL, Matthew Brendan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property23/08/2021—
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—13/08/2021—
outstanding
W M Mann & Co (Investments)
W M Mann & Co (Investments) Limited
A registered charge1 property28/03/2018—
satisfied
Bridging Finance
Bridging Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property10/03/201621/03/2018
satisfied
Bridging Finance
Bridging Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property10/03/201621/03/2018
outstanding
The Scottish Ministers
A registered charge1 property15/04/2015—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30