SOLWAY HERITAGE

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SC112755 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1988-08-15

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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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

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

58 officers (4 active, 58 linked, 53 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

199 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 dissolution
• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 dissolution
• 1 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (128 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-03-10
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-04
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-09
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DENT, James Wilkinson appointed
director
2023-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-12
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KNOX, William Boyle resigned
director
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
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officers · TM01
2022-06-06
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ARCHIBALD, Eric Cameron resigned
director
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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officers · TM01
2021-07-07
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MCNEILL, Alastair resigned
director
2020-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-11
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address · AD01
2013-11-25
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CARSON, Finlay Hamilton resigned
director
2012-11-30
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CARSON, Finlay Hamilton appointed
director
2012-05-02
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BRODIE, Richard John resigned
director
2012-05-02
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HYSLOP, Ivor Alexander resigned
director
2012-05-02
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MAITLAND, Jane Strathern resigned
director
2012-05-02
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MCKIE, David John resigned
director
2010-09-07
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WOOD, Andrew Stuart, Councillor resigned
director
2010-08-05
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ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce appointed
director
2010-08-05
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MCNEILL, Alastair appointed
director
2009-03-27
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KNOX, William Boyle appointed
director
2009-02-27
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KNOX, William Boyle resigned
director
2008-11-02
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WEIR, Hilary Beatrice resigned
director
2007-09-28
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BRODIE, Richard John appointed
director
2007-09-28
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HIGGINS, Robert James resigned
director
2007-09-28
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MAITLAND, Jane Strathern appointed
director
2007-09-28
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WOOD, Andrew Stuart, Councillor appointed
director
2007-05-18
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CAMPBELL, Andrew Robertson resigned
director
2007-05-18
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MANN, Gordon Lawrence resigned
director
2007-05-18
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MITCHELL, Joan, Dr resigned
director
2007-03-30
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GRIGGS, Russel George, Professor resigned
director
2007-03-30
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WEIR, Hilary Beatrice appointed
director
2006-10-01
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ADAMS, Sheila Ann appointed
secretary
2006-09-30
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MACQUARRIE, George resigned
secretary
2005-03-18
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GRIGGS, Russel George, Professor appointed
director
2004-12-10
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HODGE, Gordon Macrae resigned
director
2003-12-13
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HYSLOP, Ivor Alexander appointed
director
2003-12-13
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MCDOWALL, Alexandra resigned
director
2003-12-13
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MITCHELL, Joan, Dr appointed
director
2003-12-13
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TURNER, Anthony resigned
director
2003-03-28
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LEVINTHAL, Terrence Scott resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 128 events

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+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 candidate

Strong 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

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: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 54 resigned)

ADAMS, Sheila Ann→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-01

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Active

DENT, James Wilkinson→

director · ~58y · appointed 2024-05-09

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Active

MITCHELL, Colin Malcolm→

director · ~76y · appointed 1995-06-23

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Active

ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce→

director · ~82y · appointed 2010-08-05

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Active

MACQUARRIE, George→

secretary · appointed 2002-12-13 · resigned 2006-09-30

Resigned

MANN, Gordon Lawrence→

secretary · appointed 1990-10-01 · resigned 1993-09-17

Resigned

SMITH, James→

secretary · appointed 1993-09-17 · resigned 2002-12-13

Resigned

ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1988-08-15 · resigned 1990-10-01

Resigned

ADAMS, Stanley→

director · ~94y · appointed 1990-08-31 · resigned 1989-10-19

Resigned

ARCHIBALD, Eric Cameron→

director · ~91y · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 2022-06-06

Resigned

ARCHIBALD, Eric Cameron→

director · ~91y · appointed 1994-06-24 · resigned 1999-06-25

Resigned

BRODIE, Richard John→

director · ~75y · appointed 2007-09-28 · resigned 2012-05-02

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Andrew Robertson→

director · ~82y · appointed 1995-03-24 · resigned 2007-05-18

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Thomas Weir→

director · ~37y · appointed 1988-08-15 · resigned 1990-08-31

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Thomas Weir→

director · ~37y · resigned 1989-03-30

Resigned

CARSON, Finlay Hamilton→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-30 · resigned 2013-11-25

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Robert Norman→

director · ~103y · appointed 1995-03-24 · resigned 1997-06-20

Resigned

FORTEATH, John Wyllie→

director · ~78y · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1998-06-19

Resigned

FOX, Christopher Howard Christian→

director · ~85y · appointed 1995-03-24 · resigned 1996-03-22

Resigned

GASKELL, Daniel Hunter→

director · ~96y · appointed 1990-08-17 · resigned 1995-03-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (199 total)

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

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-13