QUARRYING & ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC086389 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1984-01-24
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 37.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08990
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). 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 37.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-06-14
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2013-06-14
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-02-22
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2013-02-13
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2012-12-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2012-08-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2012-08-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2012-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    MURRAY, Jill appointed
    secretary
  10. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    PETERKINS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2012-01-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2011-02-02
    ➖
    STUART WILSON DICKSON & CO, Messrs resigned
    secretary
  13. 2011-02-02
    ➕
    PETERKINS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2011-02-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2011-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2011-02-02
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP04
  17. 2011-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  18. 2009-12-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2009-12-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2009-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2009-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2009-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2009-01-26
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  24. 2008-02-01
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  25. 2007-01-23
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  26. 2006-01-16
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  27. 2004-12-17
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  28. 2004-12-17
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363(288)
  29. 2004-01-09
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  30. 2002-12-09
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  31. 1988-12-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 1984-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As QUARRYING & ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 2013-06-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1984-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC08990 — SIC 08990

Registered office

Strathdeveron House
Steven Road
Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 8SX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

MURRAY, Jill→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-01
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Active
MURRAY, Alastair Scott→
director · ~86y
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Active
MURRAY, Jill→
director · ~84y
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Active
STUART WILSON DICKSON & CO, Messrs→
secretary · resigned 2011-02-02
Resigned
PETERKINS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-02 · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property14/12/1988—
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Recent filings (46 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-06-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-02-22
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-02-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-12-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2012-08-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2012-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-08-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-01-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-02-02
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP04
2011-02-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-02-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2009-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-18