AURORA NMS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC553783 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-05
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
44 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-08-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-08-27📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-05➕RAESIDE, Brett Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2025-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-24📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scottish Investments Limited
- 2023-11-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-05➕DUGUID, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05➕SMITH, Thomas Adam appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-25➕BUCHAN, Michael Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-08-25➕DUGUID, Douglas Hunter appointeddirector
- 2022-01-31➖SMALL, John Andrew Kennedy resigneddirector
- 2022-01-10➕NOBLE, Alasdair appointeddirector
- 2017-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AURORA NMS LIMITED
- 2017-01-05➕SMALL, John Andrew Kennedy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aurora Energy Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aurora Energy Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AURORA NMS LIMITED
This company · SC553783
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aurora Energy Services Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/08/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alasdair Nobleceased 25/08/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr John Andrew Kennedy Smallceased 31/01/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Aurora House Howe Moss Crescent
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 0GN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)
BUCHAN, Michael Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-08-25
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DUGUID, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-09-05
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DUGUID, Douglas Hunter→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-08-25
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NOBLE, Alasdair→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-01-10
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RAESIDE, Brett Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-05
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SMITH, Thomas Adam→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-09-05
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SMALL, John Andrew Kennedy→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-01-05 · resigned 2022-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scottish Investments Scottish Investments Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/12/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-08-27
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-08-27
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29