SUTHERLAND PARTNERSHIP

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC186690 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-06-11

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

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

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

·Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2018

Net worth

£5.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: General public administration activities

Sector: Public administration

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed other with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

38 officers (5 active, 38 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,743

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,231 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 76% YoY

Cash YoY

-76%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6k

↓ 76% YoY

Net Worth

£6k

↓ 36% YoY

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2018-03-31	2017-03-31
Total assets	£5.7k	£9.0k
Cash	£5.7k	£23.7k
Net assets	£5.7k	£9.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2018-08-21
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-08-21
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Company dissolved
2018-06-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-05-30
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dissolution · DS01
2018-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-06-06
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FARLOW, George Martin resigned
director
2017-06-06
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PHILLIPS, Graham John resigned
director
2016-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-14
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-09-28
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REKHY, Russell resigned
director
2015-06-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-06-26
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-09-25
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officers · TM01
2013-09-23
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MCCALL, Malcolm John, Mr. resigned
director
2013-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-09-05
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MCMORRAN, John Ferme resigned
director
2013-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-06-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-06-21
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address · AD01
2013-06-21
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address · AD03
2013-06-21
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address · AD02
2013-06-21
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officers · AP01
2013-06-03
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MUNRO, Linda resigned
director
2012-09-27
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MORRISON, Hugh appointed
director
2012-09-27
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PHILLIPS, Graham John appointed
director
2012-05-03
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ROSS, William John resigned
director
2012-05-03
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ROWANTREE, Robert Ian resigned
director
2011-09-19
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GUNN, Frances Elisabeth appointed
director
2011-09-19
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KEATINGE, Ann Margaret resigned
director
2011-03-31
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SUTHERLAND, William Murray resigned
secretary
2010-09-02
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MACLEOD, Durrant Hunt appointed
director
2010-02-15
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MCCALL, Malcolm John, Mr. appointed
director
2009-11-20
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MURRAY, Alexander John resigned
director
2008-03-03
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GORTON, Nicholas Leslie resigned
director
2007-06-20
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MACKAY, Deirdre Joanne appointed
director
2007-06-20
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MCGILLIVRAY, James William appointed
director
2007-06-20
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FARLOW, George Martin appointed
director
2007-06-20
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MUNRO, Linda appointed
director
2007-05-03
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ALLAN, James Duncan Ward resigned
director
2007-05-03
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FINLAYSON, Margaret White resigned
director
2007-05-03
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KEITH, Francis Robert Morrison resigned
director
2007-05-03
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MACKAY, Alexander, Cllr 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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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 2018-08-21

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-06-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities

Registered office

Struay Villa School Street

Embo

Dornoch

Sutherland

IV25 3PZ

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2018-03-31

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