CBP ABERDEEN LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC416149 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-03

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£-32.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £32,588

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£33k

↓ 3.0% YoY

Current Assets

£302

↓ 36% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-32.6k	£-31.6k
Current assets	£302	£473
Net assets	£-32.6k	£-31.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-06-20
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2022-05-26
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2021-06-10
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2020-04-06
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2019-06-10
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2018-08-14
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2017-06-19
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2016-10-31
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2016-03-31
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2012-02-03
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Company incorporated
As CBP ABERDEEN LTD.
2012-02-03
➕
HUDSON, Christopher Hugh appointed
director
2012-02-03
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-02-03
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-02-03
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2012-02-03
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Hugh Hudson Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/02/2017
Mrs Sarah-Jane Hudson Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/02/2017

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

Incorporated2012-02-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Leith House

Fyvie

Turriff

Aberdeenshire

AB53 8RD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-17

Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HUDSON, Christopher Hugh→

director · ~75y · appointed 2012-02-03

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2012-02-03

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2012-02-03

Resigned

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