Alex. Aiken & Son Ltd.

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alex. aiken & son ltd. Company Information

Live

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Company Number

SC170707

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

Directors

Ewan Aiken

Alexander Aiken

Shareholders

ewan adam aiken

fiona macphedran mcdonald

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Contact

Registered Address

damhead way, dales industrial estate, peterhead, aberdeenshire, AB42 3GY

Website

www.alexaiken.co.uk

alex. aiken & son ltd. Estimated Valuation

£11.8m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ALEX. AIKEN & SON LTD. at £11.8m based on Net Assets of £3.9m and 3.01x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Alex. Aiken & Son Ltd. is a live company located in peterhead, AB42 3GY with a Companies House number of SC170707. It operates in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles sector, SIC Code 45200. Founded in December 1996, it's largest shareholder is ewan adam aiken with a 50% stake. Alex. Aiken & Son Ltd. is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.4m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Alex. Aiken & Son Ltd. a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

8 Strong

3 Regular

1 Weak

Size

annual sales of £4.4m, make it larger than the average company (£699.4k)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 15%, show it is growing at a faster rate (9.6%)

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Alex. Aiken & Son Ltd.'s latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £4.4 million and the company has net assets of £3.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Alex. Aiken & Son Ltd. has 31 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.3 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	4,446,017	4,085,405	3,272,290	2,914,542	3,026,615	3,284,515	3,248,106	3,739,928	3,354,130	4,890,443	5,555,243	6,641,635	7,359,291	6,254,025	0
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	2,923,843	2,691,583	2,182,715	1,879,148	1,929,660	2,048,611	1,932,706	2,238,675	2,017,711	2,909,898	3,325,265	3,953,026	4,292,132	3,595,389	0
Gross Profit	1,522,174	1,393,822	1,089,575	1,035,394	1,096,955	1,235,905	1,315,400	1,501,253	1,336,418	1,980,544	2,229,979	2,688,609	3,067,159	2,658,636	0
Admin Expenses	746,123	826,041	504,665	720,325	865,055	1,030,690	1,185,299	1,402,994	1,244,268	1,886,135	2,105,820	2,468,284	2,802,904	2,526,917	-1,029,184
Operating Profit	776,051	567,781	584,910	315,069	231,900	205,215	130,101	98,259	92,150	94,409	124,159	220,325	264,255	131,719	1,029,184
Interest Payable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	676	676
Interest Receivable	108,707	59,352	3,172	836	3,969	2,478	1,053	299	216	24	1	1	2	2	1
Pre-Tax Profit	884,759	627,132	588,081	315,905	235,869	207,694	131,153	98,559	92,366	94,433	124,160	220,326	264,257	131,046	1,028,510
Tax	-221,190	-119,155	-111,735	-60,022	-44,815	-39,462	-24,919	-19,712	-18,473	-19,831	-28,557	-52,878	-68,707	-36,693	-287,983
Profit After Tax	663,569	507,977	476,346	255,883	191,054	168,232	106,234	78,847	73,893	74,602	95,603	167,448	195,550	94,353	740,527
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	663,569	507,977	476,346	255,883	191,054	168,232	106,234	78,847	73,893	74,602	95,603	167,448	195,550	94,353	740,527
Employee Costs	970,924	957,019	880,174	794,026	941,125	1,000,709	1,047,038	1,082,933	849,743	1,232,436	1,465,033	1,843,466	1,977,187	1,712,688	0
Number Of Employees	31	33	31	28	32	34	37	38	31	44	54	70	78	69	0
EBITDA*	892,057	661,908	685,632	395,900	322,689	281,205	196,891	175,048	174,960	177,194	201,791	285,437	326,139	203,181	1,111,149

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	1,225,473	1,044,758	1,031,965	1,027,544	1,030,649	1,060,155	997,400	994,704	1,021,584	1,079,098	1,126,678	1,079,482	1,050,667	1,024,697	1,062,042
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	1,225,473	1,044,758	1,031,965	1,027,544	1,030,649	1,060,155	997,400	994,704	1,021,584	1,079,098	1,126,678	1,079,482	1,050,667	1,024,697	1,062,042
Stock & work in progress	202,642	175,898	190,079	145,418	192,374	238,071	186,788	173,880	130,038	159,255	152,831	133,937	135,896	144,863	106,945
Trade Debtors	751,132	742,392	510,692	453,899	446,793	450,762	454,952	474,904	457,991	609,633	600,644	764,637	741,115	580,647	687,862
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	280,132	221,379	153,667	184,088	156,421	219,083	158,919	164,788	146,681	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	2,271,189	1,870,040	1,521,478	1,015,791	656,028	402,282	258,638	162,380	77,162	9,426	162	286	286	333	585
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	3,505,095	3,009,709	2,375,916	1,799,196	1,451,616	1,310,198	1,059,297	975,952	811,872	778,314	753,637	898,860	877,297	725,843	795,392
total assets	4,730,568	4,054,467	3,407,881	2,826,740	2,482,265	2,370,353	2,056,697	1,970,656	1,833,456	1,857,412	1,880,315	1,978,342	1,927,964	1,750,540	1,857,434
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	404,537	454,625	351,480	288,470	191,638	296,434	190,216	221,560	136,608	405,344	467,436	613,544	703,115	678,960	804,327
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	7,875	13,500	13,500	0	0	1,783	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	312,765	252,453	243,263	197,800	195,563	152,786	163,686	151,930	178,372	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	717,302	707,078	594,743	494,145	400,701	462,720	353,902	373,490	316,763	405,344	467,436	613,544	703,115	678,960	804,327
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,797
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	7,875	21,375	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,783	37,807	101,187	127,969	184,636	241,380
provisions	87,648	85,340	59,066	54,869	51,846	55,469	40,238	40,843	39,217	46,702	46,091	30,233	30,950	16,564	14,903
total long term liabilities	87,648	85,340	59,066	54,869	59,721	76,844	40,238	40,843	39,217	48,485	83,898	131,420	158,919	201,200	277,080
total liabilities	804,950	792,418	653,809	549,014	460,422	539,564	394,140	414,333	355,980	453,829	551,334	744,964	862,034	880,160	1,081,407
net assets	3,925,618	3,262,049	2,754,072	2,277,726	2,021,843	1,830,789	1,662,557	1,556,323	1,477,476	1,403,583	1,328,981	1,233,378	1,065,930	870,380	776,027
total shareholders funds	3,925,618	3,262,049	2,754,072	2,277,726	2,021,843	1,830,789	1,662,557	1,556,323	1,477,476	1,403,583	1,328,981	1,233,378	1,065,930	870,380	776,027

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	776,051	567,781	584,910	315,069	231,900	205,215	130,101	98,259	92,150	94,409	124,159	220,325	264,255	131,719	1,029,184
Depreciation	116,006	94,127	100,722	80,831	90,789	75,990	66,790	76,789	82,810	82,785	77,632	65,112	61,884	71,462	81,965
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	-221,190	-119,155	-111,735	-60,022	-44,815	-39,462	-24,919	-19,712	-18,473	-19,831	-28,557	-52,878	-68,707	-36,693	-287,983
Stock	26,744	-14,181	44,661	-46,956	-45,697	51,283	12,908	43,842	-29,217	6,424	18,894	-1,959	-8,967	37,918	106,945
Debtors	67,493	299,412	26,372	34,773	-66,631	55,974	-25,821	35,020	-4,961	8,989	-163,993	23,522	160,468	-107,215	687,862
Creditors	-50,088	103,145	63,010	96,832	-104,796	106,218	-31,344	84,952	-268,736	-62,092	-146,108	-89,571	24,155	-125,367	804,327
Accruals and Deferred Income	60,312	9,190	45,463	2,237	42,777	-10,900	11,756	-26,442	178,372	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	2,308	26,274	4,197	3,023	-3,623	15,231	-605	1,626	-7,485	611	15,858	-717	14,386	1,661	14,903
Cash flow from operations	589,162	396,131	615,534	450,153	324,560	245,035	164,692	136,610	92,816	80,469	188,083	120,708	144,472	112,079	847,589
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-296,721	-106,920	-105,143	-77,726	-61,283	-138,745	-69,486	-49,909	-25,296	-35,205	-124,828	-93,927	-87,854	-34,117	-1,144,007
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-296,721	-106,920	-105,143	-77,726	-61,283	-138,745	-69,486	-49,909	-25,296	-35,205	-124,828	-93,927	-87,854	-34,117	-1,144,007
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-20,797	20,797
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	-7,875	-13,500	-13,500	34,875	0	-1,783	1,783	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,783	-36,024	-63,380	-26,782	-56,667	-56,744	241,380
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35,500
interest	108,707	59,352	3,172	836	3,969	2,478	1,053	299	216	24	1	1	2	-674	-675
cash flow from financing	108,707	59,352	-4,703	-12,664	-9,531	37,353	1,053	-1,484	216	-36,000	-63,379	-26,781	-56,665	-78,215	297,002
cash and cash equivalents
cash	401,149	348,562	505,687	359,763	253,746	143,644	96,258	85,218	67,736	9,264	-124	0	-47	-252	585
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	401,149	348,562	505,687	359,763	253,746	143,644	96,258	85,218	67,736	9,264	-124	0	-47	-252	585

Very Low Risk70 - 100

Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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ALEX. AIKEN & SON LTD. Shareholders

ewan adam aiken	50%
fiona macphedran mcdonald	20%
alexander stephen aiken	15%
elizabeth anne aiken	15%

Alex. Aiken & Son Ltd. currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ewan Aiken (Dec 1996) and Mr Alexander Aiken (Dec 1996).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Ewan Aiken		52 years	Dec 1996	-	Director
Mr Alexander Aiken	Scotland	79 years	Dec 1996	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

4.4m

+9%

operating profit

776.1k

gross margin

34.3%

+0.35%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

3.9m

+0.2%

total assets

4.7m

+0.17%

cash

2.3m

+0.21%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

SC170707

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

incorporation date

December 1996

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

damhead way, dales industrial estate, peterhead, aberdeenshire, AB42 3GY

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