CB FINANCE LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC125201 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-24
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 35.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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: SIC 6523
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 35.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
75 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2010-11-19📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-11-19🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-07-30📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-07-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-07-16📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2009-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-05-20📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-05-20📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-09📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-06-05📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-06-05📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-01-06📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2005-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-04-20📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-04-26📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-17📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2003-04-17📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2002-11-26📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2002-11-26📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2002-11-01➕QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-11-01➖ORR, Pauline Anne resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➕ORR, Pauline Anne appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➖ORR MACQUEEN WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-05-13➖MACKAY, Shelagh Cameron resigneddirector
- 1993-03-31➖BOOCOCK, Alan Douglas resigneddirector
- 1991-09-30➖PARK, Alan Scott resigneddirector
- 1990-12-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1990-09-26➕MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh appointeddirector
- 1990-09-26➕ORR, James Alexander Macconnell appointeddirector
- 1990-09-26➕BOOCOCK, Alan Douglas appointeddirector
- 1990-09-26➕MACKAY, Shelagh Cameron appointeddirector
- 1990-09-26➖MURRAY, Rodger Grant resignednominee-director
- 1990-09-26➕PARK, Alan Scott appointeddirector
- 1990-09-26➖SCOTT, John Hamilton resignednominee-director
- 1990-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CB FINANCE LIMITED
- 1990-05-24➕ORR MACQUEEN WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-05-24➕MURRAY, Rodger Grant appointednominee-director
- 1990-05-24➕SCOTT, John Hamilton appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 87 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 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-11-19
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC6523 — SIC 6523
Registered office
Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)
QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-11-01
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MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 1990-09-26
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ORR, James Alexander Macconnell→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 1990-09-26
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ORR, Pauline Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2002-11-01
ORR MACQUEEN WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-05-24 · resigned 1999-06-30
BOOCOCK, Alan Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1990-09-26 · resigned 1993-03-31
MACKAY, Shelagh Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1990-09-26 · resigned 1996-05-13
MURRAY, Rodger Grant→
Resignednominee-director · appointed 1990-05-24 · resigned 1990-09-26
PARK, Alan Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1990-09-26 · resigned 1991-09-30
SCOTT, John Hamilton→
Resignednominee-director · appointed 1990-05-24 · resigned 1990-09-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 20/12/1990 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-11-19
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-07-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-11-04
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-05-20
legacy
address · 287
2009-05-20
legacy
officers · 288c
2009-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-11-05
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2007-11-01
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2006-11-01
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-06-05
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-06-05