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SC169437 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-10-30

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

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Net worth

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Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7487

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

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 (48/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (9 active, 26 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth 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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

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 (70 events)Click to expand

2011-10-07
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-10-07
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Company dissolved
2011-09-05
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accounts · AA
2011-09-05
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accounts · AA01
2011-06-17
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-06-06
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dissolution · DS01
2010-11-03
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annual-return · AR01
2010-11-03
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officers · CH01
2010-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-09-16
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officers · TM01
2009-11-26
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annual-return · AR01
2009-11-26
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officers · CH01
2009-11-26
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2009-11-26
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2009-11-26
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2009-11-26
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2009-11-26
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2009-11-26
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2009-11-26
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officers · CH01
2009-10-31
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officers · AP01
2009-10-21
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officers · AP01
2009-09-10
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accounts · AA
2009-09-03
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HAIDER, Zohia appointed
director
2009-09-03
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JACKSON, Dianne appointed
director
2009-07-13
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STONE, Michael Charles resigned
director
2009-06-15
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officers · 288b
2009-06-15
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officers · 288b
2009-04-20
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NEWMAN, Colin William resigned
director
2009-04-14
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legacy
address · 287
2008-11-20
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officers · 288a
2008-10-20
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DOCHERTY, Anne resigned
director
2008-09-24
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CLOW, John Stanners appointed
director
2007-09-21
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BARLOW, Terry appointed
director
2007-09-21
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DOCHERTY, Anne appointed
director
2007-09-21
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SKINNER, Ronald Scott resigned
director
2005-09-30
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MCDERMOTT, Gerard Francis resigned
director
2001-08-31
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RICHARDSON, Jane Boyd resigned
director
2001-06-08
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BROATCH, Maureen resigned
director
2000-12-22
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SCOTT, Duncan resigned
director
2000-09-19
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MCGREGOR, Angela Elizabeth resigned
director
2000-09-19
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RICHARDSON, Jane Boyd appointed
director
2000-08-10
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FERGUSON, Maureen Roberta resigned
director
1999-09-13
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BROATCH, Maureen appointed
director
1999-09-13
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MCDERMOTT, Gerard Francis appointed
director
1999-09-08
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FERGUSON, Maureen Roberta appointed
director
1999-09-08
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SKINNER, Ronald Scott appointed
director
1999-03-31
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MCPHERSON, James Aitcheson resigned
director
1999-01-11
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WEBSTER, Brian Gordon, Reverend appointed
director
1999-01-11
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MCGREGOR, Angela Elizabeth appointed
director
1998-09-14
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YOUNGER, Alexander James, The Hon 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — 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 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 2011-10-07

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-10-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487

Registered office

Norman Macewan Centre

Cameronian Street

Stirling

Stirlingshire

FK8 2DX

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2011-05-31

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