HCS ABERDEEN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC587308 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-31
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 7.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
28 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
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2018-07-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-07-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-07-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-07-10➕ANDERSON, Mark Darren appointeddirector
- 2018-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs HCS ABERDEEN LIMITED
- 2018-01-31➕BALFOUR, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2018-01-31➕MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Oak Tree (Aberdeen) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️majority
Hcs Control Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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HCS ABERDEEN LIMITED
This company · SC587308
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hcs Control Systems Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest | 31/01/2018 |
Oak Tree (Aberdeen) Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/07/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
Unit V2 Viewfield Road
Viewfield Industrial Estate
Glenrothes
KY6 2QX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ANDERSON, Mark Darren→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-07-10
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BALFOUR, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-01-31
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MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01