ARDROIL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC087413 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-29

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 41.1y 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: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

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 41.1y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 41.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 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 (32 events)Click to expand

2014-04-25
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-04-25
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Company dissolved
2014-01-03
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-12-20
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dissolution · DS01
2013-01-28
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accounts · AA
2013-01-22
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2012-02-07
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annual-return · AR01
2012-02-02
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accounts · AA
2011-01-27
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2011-01-23
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2010-02-10
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2010-02-05
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2010-02-05
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2010-02-05
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2010-02-05
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2009-02-25
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2009-02-16
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annual-return · 363a
2008-02-06
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2008-01-18
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accounts · AA
2007-01-29
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annual-return · 363s
2006-11-23
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accounts · AA
2006-01-23
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accounts · AA
2006-01-23
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annual-return · 363s
2006-01-23
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annual-return · 363(288)
2005-07-22
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Charge satisfied #1
1997-05-01
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SCOTT, Edythe Louise appointed
director
1994-05-01
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MACLEOD, Allan Davidson appointed
director
1994-05-01
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MACLEOD, David Lachlan appointed
director
1985-05-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1984-03-29
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Company incorporated
As ARDROIL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 42 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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 2014-04-25

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-03-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

24 Gordondale Road

Aberdeen

AB15 5LZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2012-04-30

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