ILES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC330240 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-09-03
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
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (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 (44/100)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 (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
85
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2010-06-25📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-06-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-03-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-02-22📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2009-07-20📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2009-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-09-30📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-11-08📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-10-25➕CRAIG, William John Desmond appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-25➖MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ILES LIMITED
- 2007-09-03➕BURNS, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2007-09-03➕CRAIG, William John Desmond appointeddirector
- 2007-09-03➕PAISLEY, Roderick Ruthven Mackenzie, Professor appointeddirector
- 2007-09-03➕PATERSON, John Beattie appointeddirector
- 2007-09-03➕MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-09-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 2010-06-25
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See pricing →Company details
Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
C/O Mcgrigors Llp
Johnstone House, 52-54 Rose
Street, Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1UD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
CRAIG, William John Desmond→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-10-25
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BURNS, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-09-03
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CRAIG, William John Desmond→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAISLEY, Roderick Ruthven Mackenzie, Professor→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-09-03
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PATERSON, John Beattie→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-09-03
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MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2007-10-25
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Recent filings (9 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-06-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-03-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-02-22
legacy
officers · 288c
2009-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-07-03
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-09-30
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-11-12
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-11-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2007-09-03