BIO-GRO LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC183135 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-19

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

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Given the dormant accounts filings and voluntary dissolution, this appears to have been a shell or dormant entity with no meaningful day-to-day operations, though the "Bio-Gro" name suggests an original intent around biological or agricultural growth-related products or services within the professional and scientific sector.

Primary activity: SIC 7499

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth 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 (37 events)Click to expand

2012-07-20
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-07-20
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Company dissolved
2012-03-30
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-03-21
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-03-02
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-03-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-03-09
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-02-20
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-03-05
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-05-19
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legacy
officers · 288b
2006-05-19
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legacy
officers · 288a
2006-05-11
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SNOWIE, Alistair Tait appointed
director
2006-05-11
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BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh resigned
director
2006-02-23
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2005-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-03-21
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-03-21
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legacy
annual-return · 363(287)
2004-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-03-01
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2003-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-02-20
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2002-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
1998-02-27
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SNOWIE, Euan Fenwick appointed
secretary
1998-02-27
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-02-27
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BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh appointed
director
1998-02-27
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-02-27
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-02-19
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Company incorporated
As BIO-GRO LIMITED
1998-02-19
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-02-19
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-02-19
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 2012-07-20

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-02-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

East Gogar

Blairlogie

Stirling

FK9 5QB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2011-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

SNOWIE, Euan Fenwick→

secretary · appointed 1998-02-27

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Active

SNOWIE, Alistair Tait→

director · ~63y · appointed 2006-05-11

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Active

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-27

Resigned

BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh→

director · ~76y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2006-05-11

Resigned

COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-27

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2012-07-20

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2012-03-30

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2012-03-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2011-12-19

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2011-03-02