ARDROSS COMMUNITY WOODLAND COMPANY

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC345543 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-07-10

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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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 (46/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth 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 (40 events)Click to expand

2012-10-19
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-10-19
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Company dissolved
2012-06-29
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-06-14
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dissolution · DS01
2012-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-04-17
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gazette · DISS40
2012-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-09-07
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2011-08-05
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-09-21
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annual-return · AR01
2010-09-21
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officers · CH04
2010-09-21
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officers · TM01
2010-09-21
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officers · CH01
2010-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-21
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officers · CH01
2010-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-06-14
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SPURWAY, Jeremy Mark resigned
director
2010-04-22
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EDMONDSON, John Mark resigned
director
2010-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-02-04
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DYSON, Morven resigned
director
2009-08-10
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-04-01
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officers · 288a
2009-04-01
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officers · 288a
2009-04-01
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officers · 288a
2009-04-01
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officers · 288a
2008-11-17
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CARR, Peter, Dr appointed
director
2008-11-17
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DEARMAN, Timothy Francis appointed
director
2008-11-17
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TOLLIDAY, Howard Francis appointed
director
2008-11-17
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DYSON, Morven appointed
director
2008-07-10
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Company incorporated
As ARDROSS COMMUNITY WOODLAND COMPANY
2008-07-10
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MACLEOD & MACCALLUM appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-07-10
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BLAAUW, Jan Elliott appointed
director
2008-07-10
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CAMERON, David Donald appointed
director
2008-07-10
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STEVENSON, Matthew John appointed
director
2008-07-10
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EDMONDSON, John Mark appointed
director
2008-07-10
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SPURWAY, Jeremy Mark appointed
director
2008-07-10
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 2012-10-19

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-07-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487

Registered office

C/O Macleod & Maccallum

28 Queensgate

Inverness

Highland

IV1 1YN

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2011-07-31

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