ABACUS AGENTS LIMITED
Company overview
- Incorporation date
- 11 March 1991
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Can file
- Yes
Insolvency notices
-
18 September 2026
Winding-up petition filed
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Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What the records show
ABACUS AGENTS LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 11 March 1991, with its registered office in 5 West Victoria Dock Road. Companies House lists its business as agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 December 2024. Its next accounts, due by 30 September 2026, are overdue. Its confirmation statement, due by 14 October 2026, is overdue.
On 18 September 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Winding-up petition filed”.
In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded 2 directors appointed, 1 charge satisfied and accounts filed on 28 September 2025. It has 5 outstanding charges, held by Close Invoice Finance LTD, Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC. It has 4 serving directors.
A winding-up petition asks a court to liquidate the company. A creditor can present one if they are owed £750 or more and can show the company cannot pay; the court decides at a hearing, and a petition can be dismissed. Source
Drawn only from the company's Gazette notices and its Companies House record. It records what was filed and published, not why.
Registered office address
C/O Btg Begbies Traynor, River Court, 5 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3JT, Scotland
Industry classification (SIC codes)
Previous company names
BOOMHIRE LIMITED
11 March 1991 - 19 April 1991
Officers & directors (14)
CAIRNIE, Marc Lawrence
Director
Appointed: 1 October 2025
HAXTON, Karen
Director
Appointed: 1 October 2025
TALBOT, Benjamin
Director
Appointed: 28 March 2022
TREVETT, James Michael
Director
Appointed: 28 March 2022
BRADY, Evelyn
Secretary
Appointed: 24 September 1991 • Resigned: 31 March 2011
CREED, Pauline Elizabeth
Secretary
Appointed: 2 April 1991 • Resigned: 24 September 1991
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
Nominee Secretary
Appointed: 11 March 1991 • Resigned: 2 April 1991
BRADY, Evelyn
Director
Appointed: 24 September 1991 • Resigned: 28 November 2002
CREED, Pauline Elizabeth
Director
Appointed: 2 April 1991 • Resigned: 24 September 1991
FISHER, Jack Michael
Director
Appointed: 2 April 1991 • Resigned: 26 August 1999
Recent filing history (143)
Registered office address changed from Abacus Agents Limited Faraday Street Dryburgh Industrial Estate Dundee DD2 3UG Scotland to C/O Btg Begbies Traynor River Court 5 West Victoria Dock Road Dundee DD1 3JT on 13 October 2026
Address • Form AD01
Court order in a winding-up (& Court Order attachment)
Insolvency • Form WU01(Scot)
Appointment of provisional liquidator in a winding-up by the court (& Court Order attachment)
Insolvency • Form WU02(Scot)
Satisfaction of charge SC1304800009 in full
Mortgage • Form MR04
Appointment of Mr Marc Lawrence Cairnie as a director on 1 October 2025
Officers • Form AP01
Appointment of Mrs Karen Haxton as a director on 1 October 2025
Officers • Form AP01
Confirmation statement made on 30 September 2025 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2024
Accounts • Form AA
Satisfaction of charge SC1304800008 in full
Mortgage • Form MR04
Satisfaction of charge SC1304800012 in full
Mortgage • Form MR04
Satisfaction of charge SC1304800010 in full
Mortgage • Form MR04
Registration of charge SC1304800014, created on 17 January 2025
Mortgage • Form MR01
Registration of charge SC1304800016, created on 17 January 2025
Mortgage • Form MR01
Registration of charge SC1304800015, created on 17 January 2025
Mortgage • Form MR01
Alterations to floating charge SC1304800011
Mortgage • Form 466(Scot)
Persons with significant control (3)
Cross Hare Investments Limited
Corporate entity
Notified: 29 March 2022
Mr Robert Gordon Sturrock
Individual
Notified: 6 April 2016
Mr Kenneth Ross Sturrock
Individual
Notified: 6 April 2016
Charges & mortgages (15)
A registered charge
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Created: 17 January 2025 • Delivered: 4 February 2025
A registered charge
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Created: 17 January 2025 • Delivered: 4 February 2025
A registered charge
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Created: 17 January 2025 • Delivered: 4 February 2025
A registered charge
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Created: 17 December 2024 • Delivered: 30 December 2024
A registered charge
Allica Bank Limited
Created: 9 March 2023 • Delivered: 10 March 2023
A registered charge
Close Invoice Finance LTD
Created: 9 May 2022 • Delivered: 9 May 2022
A registered charge
Allica Bank Limited
Created: 14 April 2022 • Delivered: 19 April 2022
A registered charge
Allica Bank Limited
Created: 7 April 2022 • Delivered: 13 April 2022
A registered charge
Allica Bank Limited
Created: 28 March 2022 • Delivered: 31 March 2022
A registered charge
Close Invoice Finance LTD
Created: 28 March 2022 • Delivered: 29 March 2022
Insolvency history
Compulsory liquidation
Petition date: 30 September 2026
Commencement of winding up: 30 September 2026
Practitioners:
Kevin Mapstone - Suite L1 &L2 Woodburn House, 4/5 Golden Square
Kenneth Robert Craig - Suite L1 & L2 Woodburn House, 4-5 Golden Square
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Accounts
Next due: 30 September 2026
OVERDUEConfirmation statement
Next due: 14 October 2026
OVERDUE