BARR INVESTMENTS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC226349 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-17
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-03-27
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-03-27
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-01-09
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2017-12-29
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2017-09-30
    ➖
    CHALMERS, John Barclay resigned
    director
  7. 2017-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2015-12-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2015-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2015-06-22
    ➖
    HAMILL, Stephen Andrew Samuel resigned
    director
  13. 2014-12-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-01-13
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2014-01-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  17. 2014-01-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    MILLIGAN, Leanne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-12-02
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    CASEY, Wilma Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-03-27
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-03-27
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP03
  24. 2013-03-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  25. 2013-01-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  26. 2012-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2011-12-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  28. 2011-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  29. 2010-12-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  30. 2010-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  31. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    CASEY, Wilma Jane appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-02-01
    ➖
    EYLEY, John Edwin resigned
    secretary
  33. 2007-05-24
    ➕
    CHEEVERS, William Francis Philip appointed
    director
  34. 2007-05-24
    ➕
    HAMILL, Stephen Andrew Samuel appointed
    director
  35. 2003-12-09
    ➖
    BOWN, Nicholas George resigned
    secretary
  36. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    EYLEY, John Edwin appointed
    secretary
  37. 2003-12-09
    ➖
    BOWN, Nicholas George resigned
    director
  38. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland appointed
    director
  39. 2003-05-23
    ➖
    BARR, William James resigned
    director
  40. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    BOWN, Nicholas George appointed
    secretary
  41. 2002-04-11
    ➖
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    BARR, William James appointed
    director
  43. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    BOWN, Nicholas George appointed
    director
  44. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    CHALMERS, John Barclay appointed
    director
  45. 2002-04-11
    ➖
    D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2002-04-11
    ➖
    D.W. DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 2001-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  48. 2001-12-17
    ➕
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 2001-12-17
    ➕
    D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  50. 2001-12-17
    ➕
    D.W. DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 2018-03-27

Group structure

Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BARR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC226349

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
Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Heathfield House Phoenix Crescent
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3NJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 11 resigned)

MILLIGAN, Leanne→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHEEVERS, William Francis Philip→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWN, Nicholas George→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2003-12-09
Resigned
CASEY, Wilma Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
EYLEY, John Edwin→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2013-12-02
Resigned
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned
BARR, William James→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2003-05-23
Resigned
BOWN, Nicholas George→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2003-12-09
Resigned
CHALMERS, John Barclay→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned
HAMILL, Stephen Andrew Samuel→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2015-06-22
Resigned
D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned
D.W. DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-03-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-01-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-06-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-10-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2014-01-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2014-01-13