WRIGHTSON (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC512777 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-11
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£43.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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: high (81/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,759

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£44k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£18k£26k£35k£44kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£50.2k£50.2k
Current assets£1.5k£1.5k
Net assets£43.8k£43.8k

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

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
    ➖
    FRASER, Rupert James resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-01-30
    ➖
    FRASER, Rupert James resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-11-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-11-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WRIGHTSON (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
  20. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    LESLIE, Sebastian Anthony Arbuthnot appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    FRASER, Rupert James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    FRASER, Rupert James appointed
    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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Sebastian Anthony Arbuthnot Leslie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
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
Incorporated2015-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Learmonth Terrace
Flat 1
Edinburgh
EH4 1PG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LESLIE, Sebastian Anthony Arbuthnot→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-08-11
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Active
FRASER, Rupert James→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-11 · resigned 2025-01-30
Resigned
FRASER, Rupert James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-11 · resigned 2025-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13