DOCRALL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC333673 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-08

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

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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: medium (58/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

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 (28 events)Click to expand

2023-05-02
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-05-02
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Company dissolved
2023-01-24
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
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MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2019-12-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-08-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-12-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-01-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-12-30
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-11-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2008-08-31
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BATES, Marilyn appointed
director
2008-06-05
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BATES, Paul Symon appointed
director
2007-12-05
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DUFF, Peter resigned
nominee-director
2007-11-14
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BATES, Donald appointed
director
2007-11-08
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Company incorporated
As DOCRALL LIMITED
2007-11-08
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MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-08
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DUFF, Peter appointed
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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-05-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald Bates Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2007-11-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Barclay & Co. Ca Waldie House

Mill Road Industrial Estate

Linlithgow

West Lothian

EH49 7SF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2021-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

BATES, Donald→

director · ~73y · appointed 2007-11-14

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Active

BATES, Marilyn→

director · ~73y · appointed 2008-08-31

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Active

BATES, Paul Symon→

director · ~47y · appointed 2008-06-05

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Active

MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2019-12-04

Resigned

DUFF, Peter→

nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2007-12-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2023-05-02

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-08-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-01-04

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2019-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-11-20

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2019-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-11-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2018-08-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-12-11