I.D. RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC201386 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-08

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

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7450

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: low (45/100)

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

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2010-10-29
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-10-29
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Company dissolved
2010-07-09
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2009-11-04
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2009-08-21
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2009-08-11
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legacy
dissolution · 652a
2009-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-12-03
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-12-03
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legacy
address · 353
2008-07-23
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legacy
address · 287
2008-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-01-28
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2008-01-28
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legacy
annual-return · 363(353)
2007-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-11-24
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-04-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-12-05
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-12-07
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-11-12
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2003-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2002-11-13
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2002-07-30
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legacy
capital · 169
2002-07-24
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legacy
officers · 288a
2002-07-24
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legacy
officers · 288c
2002-06-14
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PARK, Richard John appointed
secretary
2002-06-14
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DENHOLM, Nicola Carrol resigned
secretary
2002-06-14
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DENHOLM, Nicola Carrol resigned
director
2000-02-29
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PARK, Linda Margaret appointed
director
2000-02-29
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DENHOLM, Nicola Carrol appointed
secretary
2000-02-29
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BRODIES WS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-02-29
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CAMPBELL, Alistair Carnegie resigned
nominee-director
2000-02-29
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DENHOLM, Nicola Carrol appointed
director
2000-02-29
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VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur resigned
director
1999-11-08
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Company incorporated
As I.D. RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
1999-11-08
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BRODIES WS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-08
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CAMPBELL, Alistair Carnegie appointed
nominee-director
1999-11-08
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VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur 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 26 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 2010-10-29

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC7450 — SIC 7450

Registered office

33 Warriston Crescent

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 5LB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2008-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

PARK, Richard John→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-14

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Active

PARK, Linda Margaret→

director · ~55y · appointed 2000-02-29

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Active

DENHOLM, Nicola Carrol→

secretary · appointed 2000-02-29 · resigned 2002-06-14

Resigned

BRODIES WS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-08 · resigned 2000-02-29

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Alistair Carnegie→

nominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1999-11-08 · resigned 2000-02-29

Resigned

DENHOLM, Nicola Carrol→

director · ~59y · appointed 2000-02-29 · resigned 2002-06-14

Resigned

VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-11-08 · resigned 2000-02-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2010-10-29

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2010-07-09

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2009-11-04

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2009-08-21

legacy

dissolution · 652a

2009-08-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2009-06-24

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2008-12-03

legacy

address · 353

2008-12-03

legacy

address · 287

2008-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2008-03-13

legacy

annual-return · 363s

2008-01-28

legacy

annual-return · 363(353)

2008-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2007-04-11

legacy

annual-return · 363s

2006-11-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2006-04-18