SOLWAY HERITAGE
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC112755 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1988-08-15
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74901Environmental consulting activities
- 81300Landscape service activities
- 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
58 officers (4 active, 58 linked, 53 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
200 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (130 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-05-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-21📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2026-03-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-03-04📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-09➕DENT, James Wilkinson appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-12➖KNOX, William Boyle resigneddirector
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-06➖ARCHIBALD, Eric Cameron resigneddirector
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-07➖MCNEILL, Alastair resigneddirector
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-11-25➖CARSON, Finlay Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2012-11-30➕CARSON, Finlay Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2012-05-02➖BRODIE, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2012-05-02➖HYSLOP, Ivor Alexander resigneddirector
- 2012-05-02➖MAITLAND, Jane Strathern resigneddirector
- 2012-05-02➖MCKIE, David John resigneddirector
- 2010-09-07➖WOOD, Andrew Stuart, Councillor resigneddirector
- 2010-08-05➕ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce appointeddirector
- 2010-08-05➕MCNEILL, Alastair appointeddirector
- 2009-03-27➕KNOX, William Boyle appointeddirector
- 2009-02-27➖KNOX, William Boyle resigneddirector
- 2008-11-02➖WEIR, Hilary Beatrice resigneddirector
- 2007-09-28➕BRODIE, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2007-09-28➖HIGGINS, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2007-09-28➕MAITLAND, Jane Strathern appointeddirector
- 2007-09-28➕WOOD, Andrew Stuart, Councillor appointeddirector
- 2007-05-18➖CAMPBELL, Andrew Robertson resigneddirector
- 2007-05-18➖MANN, Gordon Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2007-05-18➖MITCHELL, Joan, Dr resigneddirector
- 2007-03-30➖GRIGGS, Russel George, Professor resigneddirector
- 2007-03-30➕WEIR, Hilary Beatrice appointeddirector
- 2006-10-01➕ADAMS, Sheila Ann appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-30➖MACQUARRIE, George resignedsecretary
- 2005-03-18➕GRIGGS, Russel George, Professor appointeddirector
- 2004-12-10➖HODGE, Gordon Macrae resigneddirector
- 2003-12-13➕HYSLOP, Ivor Alexander appointeddirector
- 2003-12-13➖MCDOWALL, Alexandra resigneddirector
- 2003-12-13➕MITCHELL, Joan, Dr appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 130 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-05-26
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1988-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
Fieldview
Shieldhill
Lockerbie
DG11 1SF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (0 active · 54 resigned)
Active
DENT, James Wilkinson→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-05-09
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MITCHELL, Colin Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 1995-06-23
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ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2010-08-05
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MACQUARRIE, George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-13 · resigned 2006-09-30
MANN, Gordon Lawrence→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-10-01 · resigned 1993-09-17
SMITH, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-09-17 · resigned 2002-12-13
ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1988-08-15 · resigned 1990-10-01
ADAMS, Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1990-08-31 · resigned 1989-10-19
ARCHIBALD, Eric Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 2022-06-06
ARCHIBALD, Eric Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1994-06-24 · resigned 1999-06-25
BRODIE, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-09-28 · resigned 2012-05-02
CAMPBELL, Andrew Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1995-03-24 · resigned 2007-05-18
CAMPBELL, Thomas Weir→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 1988-08-15 · resigned 1990-08-31
CAMPBELL, Thomas Weir→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · resigned 1989-03-30
CARSON, Finlay Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-30 · resigned 2013-11-25
CRAWFORD, Robert Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · appointed 1995-03-24 · resigned 1997-06-20
FORTEATH, John Wyllie→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1998-06-19
FOX, Christopher Howard Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1995-03-24 · resigned 1996-03-22
GASKELL, Daniel Hunter→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1990-08-17 · resigned 1995-03-24
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Recent filings (200 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-04-21
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-14