LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC110030 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-23

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2018

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

56 officers (5 active, 56 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

206 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2018-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (131 events)Click to expand

2020-01-21
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-01-21
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Company dissolved
2019-11-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-10-28
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dissolution · DS01
2019-09-16
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officers · TM01
2019-08-31
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JOHNSTONE, Frank Raine resigned
director
2018-12-28
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accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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officers · AP01
2018-07-30
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HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden appointed
director
2018-02-06
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officers · TM01
2018-02-06
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officers · AP01
2018-02-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-02-06
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officers · AP04
2018-01-29
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accounts · AA
2018-01-26
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HUTCHISON, Rona Nicolson resigned
director
2018-01-26
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JOHNSTONE, Frank Raine appointed
director
2017-11-09
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officers · TM01
2017-10-27
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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BIGGART, Andrew Stevenson resigned
director
2017-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-10-03
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officers · TM01
2016-10-01
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MCCAA, Lorna Margaret resigned
director
2015-12-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-15
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officers · TM01
2015-10-15
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officers · TM01
2015-10-15
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address · AD01
2015-10-15
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officers · TM01
2015-10-15
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officers · AP01
2015-10-15
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officers · AP01
2015-10-15
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officers · AP01
2015-09-07
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BLYTH, Douglas John appointed
director
2015-09-07
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GRAHAM, Alexis Irene appointed
director
2015-09-07
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KERR, Eleanor Mary appointed
director
2015-09-07
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2015-09-07
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-09-07
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AITKEN, Thomas Wilson resigned
director
2015-09-07
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BIGGART, Andrew Stevenson appointed
director
2015-09-07
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BLACKWOOD, John Grahame resigned
director
2015-09-07
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CAMPBELL, Morag resigned
director
2015-09-07
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CROFT, Alistair Charles resigned
director
2015-09-07
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GHOSH, Ashok resigned
director
2015-09-07
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HUTCHISON, Rona Nicolson appointed
director
2015-09-07
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KERR, Scott Thomas Reid resigned
director
2015-09-07
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MACKIE, James William Rattray resigned
director
2015-09-07
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MCCAA, Lorna Margaret appointed
director
2015-09-07
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MILLAR, Colin John resigned
director
2015-09-07
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PARKHOUSE, Mark Jonathan resigned
director
2015-09-07
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REID, Nils Malcolm resigned
director
2015-09-07
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SEWELL, Philip Andrew resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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 2020-01-21

Group structure

Maclay Murray & Spens Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Maclay Murray & Spens Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED

This company · SC110030

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Maclay Murray & Spens Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1988-03-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 George Square

Glasgow

Scotland

G2 1AL

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2018-03-31

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