BP-JAPAN OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC001501 · ltd · incorporated 1886-01-07

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

45/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 09100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 45/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (43/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

66 officers (2 active, 66 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

234 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

45/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (145 events)Click to expand

2022-06-16
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2022-06-16
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Company dissolved
2022-03-16
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liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
2022-01-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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ARISAKA, Kazuyoshi resigned
director
2021-06-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-10
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TAMURA, Mitsuo resigned
director
2020-09-24
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2020-09-24
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2020-09-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-08-20
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ARISAKA, Kazuyoshi appointed
director
2020-08-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-01
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ARISAKA, Kazuyoshi resigned
director
2020-06-01
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URASAKI, Daisuke resigned
director
2020-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-12
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TOWNSHEND, Michael Edmund, Mr. resigned
director
2020-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-10
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GAFFEY, John Peter resigned
director
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-13
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2018-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-06-26
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SENGOKU, Yuzo resigned
director
2018-06-26
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URASAKI, Daisuke appointed
director
2018-06-01
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GAFFEY, John Peter appointed
director
2018-05-30
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KADDOURA, Firas M. resigned
director
2017-10-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-09-01
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ARISAKA, Kazuyoshi appointed
director
2017-09-01
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KONO, Hiroshige resigned
director
2017-02-01
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TAMURA, Mitsuo appointed
director
2017-02-01
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YAMAGUCHI, Koji resigned
director
2016-08-01
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ASHOOR, Salem Abdulla Salem Bin appointed
director
2016-07-31
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ALMAZMI, Abdulkarim Ahmed Abdulla Mahmoud resigned
director
2016-05-12
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SENGOKU, Yuzo appointed
director
2016-05-12
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UEDA, Yosuke resigned
director
2016-03-01
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KADDOURA, Firas M. appointed
director
2015-09-28
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HUGHES, Paul Alan resigned
director
2014-10-01
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DALTON, David George, Mr. resigned
director
2014-10-01
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TOWNSHEND, Michael Edmund, Mr. appointed
director
2014-01-31
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WOOD, George Leslie resigned
director
2014-01-24
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KONO, Hiroshige appointed
director
2014-01-24
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YAMAZOE, Kohei resigned
director
2012-08-01
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MORI, Masaya resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 145 events

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 140 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-06-16

2 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-06-16: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2022-03-16: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Bp Exploration Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control

significant stake

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Japan Oil Development Company, Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control

significant stake

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BP-JAPAN OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC001501

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
Bp Exploration Company Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Japan Oil Development Company, Ltd Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1886-01-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Atria One

144 Morrison Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2018-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 64 resigned)

SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-01

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Active

ASHOOR, Salem Abdulla Salem Bin→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-08-01

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Active

ALI, Yasin Stanley→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2009-03-23

Resigned

CUMMING, Robert Cameron→

secretary · appointed 1994-09-06 · resigned 2002-03-31

Resigned

ELVIDGE, Janet→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

ENG, Christopher Kuangcheng Gerald→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-23 · resigned 2010-06-30

Resigned

JONES, Richard Carno→

secretary · resigned 1990-12-05

Resigned

TOOLEY, Roy Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-31 · resigned 2004-08-01

Resigned

TURNER, Alan Richard→

secretary · appointed 1990-12-05 · resigned 1994-09-06

Resigned

ALCOCK, Timothy James→

director · ~71y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2007-06-01

Resigned

ALMAZMI, Abdulkarim Ahmed Abdulla Mahmoud→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

ARISAKA, Kazuyoshi→

director · ~70y · appointed 2020-08-20 · resigned 2021-12-31

Resigned

ARISAKA, Kazuyoshi→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

BROWN, Leonard Jack→

director · ~79y · appointed 1994-04-26 · resigned 2003-11-30

Resigned

BROWN, Rex→

director · ~95y · resigned 1991-11-05

Resigned

BUTLER, Basil Richard Ryland→

director · ~96y · resigned 1989-05-20

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Richard Cunningham→

director · ~60y · resigned 1990-02-01

Resigned

CHOKKI, Kimiharu→

director · ~68y · appointed 1998-07-27 · resigned 2000-12-04

Resigned

DALTON, David George, Mr.→

director · ~70y · appointed 2009-08-11 · resigned 2014-10-01

Resigned

DALTON, David George→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2008-01-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (234 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2022-06-16

liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)

2022-03-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-01-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-06-26

move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address

address · AD03

2020-09-24

change-sail-address-company-with-new-address

address · AD02

2020-09-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-09-24

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2020-09-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-08-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-06-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-06-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-05-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-04-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-11-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2019-09-30