COILCRAFT UK LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC112014 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-29
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 · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2022
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed other with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2021Dec 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-12-312021-12-31
Total assets£100£100
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-09-19
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2023-09-19
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-07-04
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-06-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-18
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Richard James resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-01-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-01-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    BLYTH, John Kemp resigned
    director
  22. 2002-04-02
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Richard James appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-02
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Raymond John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-04-02
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Richard James appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-04-02
    ➕
    BLYTH, John Kemp appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-02
    ➖
    BRODIE, Donald Herbert resigned
    director
  27. 2002-04-02
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Raymond John resigned
    director
  28. 1996-12-31
    ➕
    LIEBMAN, Thomas Charles appointed
    director
  29. 1996-12-31
    ➖
    LIEBMAN, Charles Samuel resigned
    director
  30. 1989-12-31
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1989-12-31
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1988-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COILCRAFT UK LIMITED
  33. 1988-06-29
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1988-06-29
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 2023-09-19

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

21 Napier Place
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 0LL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)

LIEBMAN, Thomas Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Richard James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Raymond John→
secretary · resigned 2002-04-02
Resigned
ROBERTS, Richard James→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2018-01-18
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-06-29 · resigned 1989-12-31
Resigned
BLYTH, John Kemp→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
BRODIE, Donald Herbert→
director · ~99y · resigned 2002-04-02
Resigned
LIEBMAN, Charles Samuel→
director · ~105y · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
ROBERTS, Raymond John→
director · ~97y · resigned 2002-04-02
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1988-06-29 · resigned 1989-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-09-19
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-07-04
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-05-29