JAMES CUTHBERTSON & COMPANY (DOMESTIC ENGINEERS) LIMITED
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-17📄court-ordermiscellaneous · OC-DV
- 1992-04-01➖STEWART, Iain Macleod resignedsecretary
- 1991-02-11➕STEWART, Iain Macleod appointedsecretary
- 1990-12-07➖AITKEN, George Neil resignedsecretary
- 1961-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs JAMES CUTHBERTSON & COMPANY (DOMESTIC ENGINEERS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 1999-01-31
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