CAIRNGORM LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC209107 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-13
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 25.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.3y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-06-07
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2018-06-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-03-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
    insolvency · 4.17(Scot)
  4. 2017-10-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2017-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2016-11-21
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotland
    insolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
  7. 2016-11-21
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotland
    insolvency · 4.2(Scot)
  8. 2015-12-04
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2015-12-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2015-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2015-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2015-11-18
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  13. 2015-11-18
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  14. 2015-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-08-18
    ➖
    MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William resigned
    director
  17. 2015-08-18
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-08-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2015-08-13
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Heather resigned
    director
  20. 2014-12-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2014-12-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2014-12-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2014-12-05
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  24. 2014-12-05
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Heather appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-05
    ➕
    MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William appointed
    director
  26. 2014-11-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2014-11-21
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  28. 2014-11-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2014-11-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2014-11-21
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2014-11-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2014-11-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2014-09-30
    ➕
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2014-09-30
    ➖
    MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William resigned
    secretary
  35. 2014-09-30
    ➖
    BEAMISH, Victor Noel resigned
    director
  36. 2014-09-30
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  37. 2014-09-30
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  38. 2014-09-30
    ➖
    MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William resigned
    director
  39. 2014-09-30
    ➖
    TROUGHTON, Alistair Anthony James Lionel resigned
    director
  40. 2014-07-29
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  41. 2011-07-18
    ➖
    GRIMM, Charles William Fyffe resigned
    director
  42. 2011-07-18
    ➖
    TROUGHTON, Edward Thomas Albert resigned
    director
  43. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    TROUGHTON, Alistair Anthony James Lionel appointed
    director
  44. 2002-07-11
    ➕
    MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William appointed
    secretary
  45. 2002-07-11
    ➖
    MESSRS THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2002-04-30
    ➖
    FORBES, James William Courtenay resigned
    director
  47. 2002-04-30
    ➖
    FORBES, John Alistair Ponsonby resigned
    director
  48. 2002-04-30
    ➖
    GOODENOUGH, William resigned
    director
  49. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William appointed
    director
  50. 2001-05-03
    ➖
    CREWDSON, William Alastair Hayward resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-06-07

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2018-06-07: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2018-03-07: liquidation-compulsory-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Group structure

Borrohold Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Borrohold Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CAIRNGORM LIMITED
This company · SC209107

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Borrohold Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 16 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Kenneth John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
MESSRS THORNTONS WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2002-07-11
Resigned
BEAMISH, Victor Noel→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-08-24 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
CREWDSON, William Alastair Hayward→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2001-05-03
Resigned
FORBES, James William Courtenay→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
FORBES, John Alistair Ponsonby→
director · ~89y · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
GOODENOUGH, William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
GRIMM, Charles William Fyffe→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-08-28 · resigned 2011-07-18
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2000-08-24
Resigned
MACLEOD, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-09-30 · resigned 2015-11-18
Resigned
MACLEOD, Kenneth John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-09-30 · resigned 2014-12-05
Resigned
MARSHALL, Heather→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-12-05 · resigned 2015-08-13
Resigned
MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-12-05 · resigned 2015-08-18
Resigned
MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
TROUGHTON, Alistair Anthony James Lionel→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
TROUGHTON, Edward Thomas Albert→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2011-07-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property08/01/200129/07/2014

Recent filings (103 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2018-06-07
liquidation-compulsory-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · 4.17(Scot)
2018-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2017-10-17
liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotland
insolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
2016-11-21
liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotland
insolvency · 4.2(Scot)
2016-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-07-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2015-12-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-08-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2015-08-18