GUDGER ENGINEERING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC328250 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-24
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
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4521
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 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
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2011-07-15📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-07-15🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-03-25📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-03-10📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-08-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-28📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-21📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-09-07📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-09-07📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-09-07📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-08-10📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-08-10📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-07-29➕WISHART, Fraser appointeddirector
- 2007-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GUDGER ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2007-07-24➕MCCULLOCH, Brenda Irene appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-24➕MCCULLOCH, Brenda Irene appointeddirector
- 2007-07-24➕MCCULLOCH, Gordon Bennett appointeddirector
- 2007-07-24➕ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-24➖ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-24➕ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-07-24➖ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-07-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-07-15
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC4521 — SIC 4521
Registered office
19a Rhannon Road
Glasgow
G44 3AZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
MCCULLOCH, Brenda Irene→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-07-24
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MCCULLOCH, Brenda Irene→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-07-24
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MCCULLOCH, Gordon Bennett→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2007-07-24
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WISHART, Fraser→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-29
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ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-24 · resigned 2007-07-24
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-07-24 · resigned 2007-07-24
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Recent filings (16 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-07-15
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-03-25
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-03-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-04-29
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-05-21
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-08-21
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-09-07
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-09-07
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-09-07
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-08-10
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-08-10