PCL GROUP HOLDINGS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC696016 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£558.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £558,281
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£558k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £558.3k |
| Net assets | £558.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-05-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-07➕FORBES, Jeanette Linda appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs PCL GROUP HOLDINGS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
- 2021-04-16➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-04-16➕FORBES, Christopher Alan Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16➕FORBES, Joanne Tracey appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jeanette Linda Forbes Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/05/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Joanne Tracey Forbesceased 07/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Christopher Alan Robert Forbesceased 07/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIGQUIP LTD→ SC399931 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (THE)→ SC037444 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| RUBY HOLDINGS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC747054 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SAAB SEAEYE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC123144 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| SANDWOOD HOLDINGS LTD→ SC686069 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SAVANT FINANCIAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC780809 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SBS LOGISTICS LIMITED→ SC341337 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| SC255447 LIMITED→ SC255447 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| SCOTT’S RIGGING & LIFTING LTD→ SC745459 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SEAFORTH MARITIME LIMITED→ SC217222 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| SEAGATE FABRICATION HOLDINGS LTD→ SC873277 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHE WORQS LIMITED→ SC244932 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Addleshaw Goddard Llp 1st Floor North, Kingshill View
Prime Four Business Park
Aberdeen
AB15 8PU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORBES, Christopher Alan Robert→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORBES, Jeanette Linda→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORBES, Joanne Tracey→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-13