ABRDN FOUNDER CO LIMITED
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Cash
£193k
-15.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£131k
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£10k
+58.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-17.
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Following a review of future business prospects, it is the intention of the Board to pursue liquidation of the Company in a future period as no viable trade and customer base has been found, based on the uncertainty over generating future revenue streams, the financial statements have been prepared on a non-going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£120,000 | -£70,000 | -£50,000 | +28.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£56,000 | -£24,000 | -£10,000 | +58.3% | |
| Net profit | -£43,000 | -£18,000 | -£8,000 | +55.6% | |
| Cash | £204,000 | £228,000 | £193,000 | -15.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £157,000 | £139,000 | £131,000 | -5.8% | |
| Net assets | £157,000 | £139,000 | £131,000 | -5.8% | |
| Equity | £157,000 | £139,000 | £131,000 | -5.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -76.4% | -50.4% | -38.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.3% | 57.8% | 42.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.31x | 1.73x | 2.36x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Following a review of future business prospects, it is the intention of the Board to pursue liquidation of the Company in a future period as no viable trade and customer base has been found, based on the uncertainty over generating future revenue streams, the financial statements have been prepared on a non-going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-08-04 | — | — |
| MCILDUFF, Kevin | Director | 2024-02-26 | Dec 1981 | British |
| MCKELVEY, Cameron Mark | Director | 2023-03-31 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Mark Albert | Director | 2021-08-04 | 2022-12-12 |
| JOHN, Antony Gwilym, Mr. | Director | 2023-01-19 | 2023-03-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Jason David | Director | 2021-08-04 | 2023-01-20 |
| VICK, Douglas Forbes | Director | 2021-08-04 | 2024-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrdn Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 24 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.