ORCHARD INCORPORATIONS (13S) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC208806 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-05

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

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

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

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 (63 events)Click to expand

2017-11-07
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-11-07
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Company dissolved
2017-08-22
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-08-16
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dissolution · DS01
2016-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-09-08
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officers · AP01
2016-09-08
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officers · TM01
2016-09-07
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HOBBS, Simon John appointed
director
2016-08-30
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BROWN, Nicholas James resigned
director
2016-08-10
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auditors · AUD
2015-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-08-04
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officers · TM01
2015-07-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-16
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address · AD01
2015-07-06
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FORREST, John Joseph resigned
director
2014-10-24
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accounts · AA
2014-07-18
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annual-return · AR01
2014-07-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2013-12-02
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accounts · AA
2013-10-24
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officers · TM01
2013-10-14
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GUDKA, Ganesh Harshit Harakhchand resigned
director
2013-07-23
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annual-return · AR01
2013-07-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-04-19
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-04-02
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GUDKA, Ganesh Harshit Harakhchand appointed
director
2013-04-02
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PELLINGTON, Andrew David resigned
director
2012-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-07-12
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annual-return · AR01
2012-07-12
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officers · CH04
2011-07-07
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FLAUM, Paul Charles resigned
director
2011-07-07
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FORREST, John Joseph appointed
director
2008-12-05
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BROWN, Nicholas James appointed
director
2008-12-05
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ELLIOT, Colin David resigned
director
2008-12-05
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PELLINGTON, Andrew David appointed
director
2006-09-11
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COOPER, Neil resigned
director
2006-09-11
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ELLIOT, Colin David appointed
director
2005-12-15
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FINDLAY, Patricia appointed
director
2005-12-15
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COOPER, Neil appointed
director
2005-11-01
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PELLINGTON, Andrew David resigned
director
2005-06-15
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COOPER, Neil resigned
director
2005-06-15
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FLAUM, Paul Charles appointed
director
2005-06-15
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PELLINGTON, Andrew David appointed
director
2005-06-15
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WINDLE, Graham resigned
director
2004-04-27
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DOOLAN, Andrew Peter resigned
director
2003-07-31
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COOPER, Neil appointed
director
2003-07-31
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MCNESTRY, Hugo resigned
director
2001-07-31
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QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-07-31
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ORR, Pauline Anne resigned
secretary
2000-12-08
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MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh appointed
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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — 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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 2017-11-07

Group structure

Whitbread Group Plc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Whitbread Group Plc

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ORCHARD INCORPORATIONS (13S) LIMITED

This company · SC208806

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Whitbread Group Plc Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-07-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Caledonian Exchange

19a Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8HE

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2016-03-03

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