THE EXTRA 20 YARDS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC191136 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-16

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

—

year to Apr 2022

Net worth

£1.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 58/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £1,544

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2022-04-30	2021-04-30
Total assets	£1.5k	£1.5k
Current assets	£1.5k	£1.5k
Net assets	£1.5k	£1.5k

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 (28 events)Click to expand

2024-03-12
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-03-12
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Company dissolved
2023-12-26
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-12-19
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dissolution · DS01
2022-12-10
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2021-06-15
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2021-02-04
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2019-12-17
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2018-06-05
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2017-07-03
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2017-01-31
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2015-11-22
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2015-11-03
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2014-11-17
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2014-09-16
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address · AD01
2014-08-01
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2013-11-20
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2013-07-11
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2012-11-20
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1998-12-23
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ALEXANDER, James appointed
secretary
1998-12-23
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ALEXANDER, Graeme Ross appointed
director
1998-12-23
➖
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1998-12-23
➖
CRAWFORD, Douglas James resigned
director
1998-12-23
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POLSON, Michael Buchanan resigned
director
1998-11-16
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Company incorporated
As THE EXTRA 20 YARDS LIMITED
1998-11-16
➕
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1998-11-16
➕
CRAWFORD, Douglas James appointed
director
1998-11-16
➕
POLSON, Michael Buchanan appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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 2024-03-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graeme Ross Alexander Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	16/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-11-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

2-4 Salamander Place

Edinburgh

EH6 7JB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2022-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

ALEXANDER, James→

secretary · appointed 1998-12-23

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Active

ALEXANDER, Graeme Ross→

director · ~57y · appointed 1998-12-23

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Active

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1998-12-23

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Douglas James→

director · ~61y · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1998-12-23

Resigned

POLSON, Michael Buchanan→

director · ~62y · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1998-12-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

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gazette · GAZ2(A)

2024-03-12

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2023-12-26

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2023-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-06-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2019-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-12-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2018-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2017-07-03