MACDONALD ORR CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2010-05-28📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-05-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-02-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-05-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-05-20📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2009-05-20📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-11-05📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-09📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-01📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-17📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-26📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-04-26📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-01-06📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2005-11-01📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-04-21📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-04-26📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-17📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-04-17📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2002-11-26📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2002-11-26📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2002-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-11-01➕QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-11-01➖ORR, Pauline Anne resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-10📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2002-05-25📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 1999-06-30➕ORR, Pauline Anne appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➖ORR MACQUEEN W S resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1987-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs MACDONALD ORR CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — 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 87 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 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-05-28
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