GLASGOW SOLICITORS PROPERTY CENTRE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC142170 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-01-13

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

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

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

54/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

63120Web portals

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.7y

40/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 30.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

54/100Worth 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

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2024-09-24
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2024-09-24
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Company dissolved
2024-06-24
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liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland
insolvency · WU15(Scot)
2022-02-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-10-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-09-27
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liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotland
insolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
2018-09-27
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liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotland
insolvency · 4.2(Scot)
2018-08-28
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liquidation-compulsory-appointment-provisional-liquidator-scotland
insolvency · 4.9(Scot)
2018-03-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-02-27
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SPENCE, Bruce appointed
secretary
2018-02-26
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ROSS, Pamela Ann resigned
secretary
2018-02-26
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-02-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-01-15
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2017-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-04-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-04-26
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DIAMOND, Andrew Russell appointed
director
2016-04-26
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HARTLEY, Alan James appointed
director
2016-04-26
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HILTON, Paul appointed
director
2016-04-26
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KERR, Gordon John appointed
director
2016-04-26
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FULTON, Ronald Grant resigned
director
2016-04-26
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SAMUEL, Peter Michael resigned
director
2016-01-18
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-18
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2011-11-17
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LAFFERTY, Austin Joseph appointed
director
2011-05-20
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MACPHERSON, Angus resigned
director
2009-07-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-06-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-02-27
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ROSS, Pamela Ann appointed
secretary
2004-02-27
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WRIGHT JOHNSTON & MACKENZIE resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-06-30
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SIMPSON, Alan Monro resigned
director
1999-03-25
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GREEN, Alistair Neil appointed
director
1999-02-15
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GRAHAM, John Michael Denning resigned
director
1998-09-24
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ARMSTRONG, James Patrick resigned
director
1998-06-25
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O'NEILL, Brian Gerard resigned
director
1995-08-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-05-19
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MCGINLAY, Ronald resigned
director
1995-05-12
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MCKNIGHT, Ian Graeme resigned
director
1995-05-05
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MCCORMICK, Frank Paul resigned
director
1995-01-31
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KENNEDY, Hugh resigned
director
1995-01-01
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SIMPSON, Alan Monro appointed
director
1993-12-15
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KILPATRICK, Niall Leslie Gallie resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-09-24

5 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-09-24: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2024-06-24: liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1993-01-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

C/O Interpath Ltd 5th Floor

130 St. Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5HF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2017-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2018-01-13