D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC079179 · ltd · incorporated 1982-06-21
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
39 officers (3 active, 39 linked, 33 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
177 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-06-20
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2023-06-20
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-04-04
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-03-23
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-11-07
    ➖
    DUNDAS & WILSON CS LLP resigned
    corporate-director
  8. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-09-29
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  19. 2015-09-29
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  20. 2015-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-08-01
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    MILLER, Caryn Lynn appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    WERNHAM, Allan appointed
    director
  23. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    SHAW, Donald Gordon Brian resigned
    director
  24. 2010-09-29
    ➕
    SHAW, Donald Gordon Brian appointed
    director
  25. 2010-09-29
    ➖
    DUNDAS & WILSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-03-31
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    D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-03-31
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    DUNDAS & WILSON CS LLP appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2007-12-03
    ➕
    DUNDAS & WILSON CS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-12-03
    ➖
    DUNDAS & WILSON CS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2004-04-05
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    D W DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2002-07-31
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    DUNDAS & WILSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Gary John resigned
    director
  33. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    BRADY, Yvonne Therese resigned
    director
  34. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Alan Dermont resigned
    director
  35. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Christopher Robert James resigned
    director
  36. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    COUTTS, Maureen Sheila resigned
    director
  37. 2002-06-27
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    CRAWFORD, Douglas James resigned
    director
  38. 2002-06-27
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    CUMMING, Donald Ian resigned
    director
  39. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    CUTHBERTSON, Ian Jardine resigned
    director
  40. 2002-06-27
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    GALBRAITH, Eric Roger resigned
    director
  41. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    GIBSON, David Lindsay resigned
    director
  42. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    GRAEME MURRAY, Bruce resigned
    director
  43. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    HARDIE, David resigned
    director
  44. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    HENRY, Graeme William resigned
    director
  45. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    HOOK, Christian Robert Macnachtan resigned
    director
  46. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    MACKAY, Philip resigned
    director
  47. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    MCAULEY, Michael Gerard resigned
    director
  48. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    MOFFETT, Ian Weatherston resigned
    director
  49. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    POLSON, Michael Buchanan resigned
    director
  50. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    ROSE, Kenneth Charles resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 82 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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 2023-06-20

Group structure

Dundas & Wilson Cs Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dundas & Wilson Cs Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC079179

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dundas & Wilson Cs Llp
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1982-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

4th Floor
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 36 resigned)

DUNDAS & WILSON CS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-03
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Active
MILLER, Caryn Lynn→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-08-01
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Active
WERNHAM, Allan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNDAS & WILSON CS→
corporate-secretary · resigned 2007-12-03
Resigned
ANDERSON, Gary John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
ATHANAS, Christopher Nicholas→
director · ~85y · resigned 1996-03-24
Resigned
BERTRAM, Robert David Darney→
director · ~85y · resigned 1992-10-01
Resigned
BRADY, Yvonne Therese→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Alan Dermont→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Christopher Robert James→
director · ~68y · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
CONNELL, Douglas Andrew→
director · ~72y · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned
COUTTS, Maureen Sheila→
director · ~74y · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Douglas James→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
CUMMING, Donald Ian→
director · ~74y · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
CUTHBERTSON, Ian Jardine→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
DACKER, Philip Andrew→
director · ~77y · resigned 1998-09-15
Resigned
GALBRAITH, Eric Roger→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
GIBSON, David Lindsay→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
GRAEME MURRAY, Bruce→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
HARDIE, David→
director · ~72y · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (177 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-06-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-04-04
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-25