BRITISH CALEDONIAN GROUP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC036382 · ltd · incorporated 1961-04-27

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

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

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 44.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 44.3y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 44.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

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 (58 events)Click to expand

2014-10-03
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-10-03
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Company dissolved
2014-06-13
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-06-03
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-11-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-11-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2013-11-07
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2013-10-11
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ADAMS, Courtney Kate appointed
secretary
2013-10-11
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FLEMING, Andrew Ian appointed
director
2013-10-11
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DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur resigned
secretary
2013-10-11
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DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur resigned
director
2013-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-09-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-01-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-01-01
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FRENCH, Robert Leonard appointed
director
2013-01-01
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DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur appointed
director
2012-12-31
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BUCHANAN, Alan Kerr resigned
director
2012-10-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-10-11
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annual-return · AR01
2011-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-12-23
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accounts · AA01
2010-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-09-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-03-03
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re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2010-03-03
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certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
change-of-name · CERT10
2010-03-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-03-03
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reregistration-public-to-private-company
change-of-name · RR02
2009-11-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-10-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2007-11-07
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BUCHANAN, Alan Kerr resigned
secretary
2007-11-07
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DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur appointed
secretary
2004-09-01
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RISHTON, John Frederick resigned
director
2003-02-27
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BUCHANAN, Alan Kerr appointed
secretary
2003-02-27
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JARVIS, Paul Henry resigned
secretary
2002-03-31
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WILLIAMS, Keith appointed
director
2002-03-30
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WALSH, Stephen John resigned
director
2002-02-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2001-09-01
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RISHTON, John Frederick appointed
director
2001-08-31
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STEVENS, Derek Maurice resigned
director
2001-08-23
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WALSH, Stephen John appointed
director
2000-03-30
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BUCHANAN, Alan Kerr appointed
director
2000-03-30
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REDWOOD, Gail Felicity resigned
director
2000-03-10
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AYLING, Robert John resigned
director
1997-02-01
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AYLING, Robert John appointed
director
1997-02-01
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MARSHALL, Colin Marsh, Lord resigned
director
1992-05-08
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JARVIS, Paul Henry appointed
secretary

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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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-10-03

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1961-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

British Airways Plc

Ground Floor, Bute Court

Glasgow Airport

Glasgow

PA3 2SW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2012-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 15 resigned)

ADAMS, Courtney Kate→

secretary · appointed 2013-10-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FLEMING, Andrew Ian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-10-11

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Active

FRENCH, Robert Leonard→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-01

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Active

WILLIAMS, Keith→

director · ~70y · appointed 2002-03-31

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Active

BUCHANAN, Alan Kerr→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2007-11-07

Resigned

CHAMBERLAIN, Simon Timothy→

secretary · resigned 1990-08-31

Resigned

DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2013-10-11

Resigned

JARVIS, Paul Henry→

secretary · appointed 1992-05-08 · resigned 2003-02-27

Resigned

REDWOOD, Gail Felicity→

secretary · resigned 1992-05-08

Resigned

ROWE, Nicholas→

secretary · appointed 1990-08-31 · resigned 1992-03-27

Resigned

AYLING, Robert John→

director · ~80y · appointed 1997-02-01 · resigned 2000-03-10

Resigned

AYLING, Robert John→

director · ~80y · resigned 1991-10-03

Resigned

BUCHANAN, Alan Kerr→

director · ~68y · appointed 2000-03-30 · resigned 2012-12-31

Resigned

DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2013-10-11

Resigned

MARSHALL, Colin Marsh, Lord→

director · ~93y · resigned 1997-02-01

Resigned

REDWOOD, Gail Felicity→

director · ~77y · appointed 1991-10-11 · resigned 2000-03-30

Resigned

RISHTON, John Frederick→

director · ~68y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2004-09-01

Resigned

STEVENS, Derek Maurice→

director · ~88y · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

WALSH, Stephen John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2002-03-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Standard Chartered Bank Public Company Standard Chartered Bank Public Limited Company	Legal charge	1 property	15/04/1982	09/02/2002

Recent filings (125 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2014-10-03

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2014-06-13

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2014-06-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2013-11-07

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-11-07

termination-secretary-company-with-name

officers · TM02

2013-11-07

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name

officers · AP03

2013-11-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2013-09-30

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2013-09-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2013-01-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2013-01-16

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-01-16

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2012-10-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2012-09-03

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2011-10-11