CV INVESTMENTS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC354465 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-03
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7020
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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
- 2012-09-28📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2012-09-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-06-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2011-07-21📄legacymortgage · MG03s
- 2011-07-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-03-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-04-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-04-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2009-06-01📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2009-05-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-03-17📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2009-03-16📄legacycapital · 123
- 2009-03-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-02-28📄legacycapital · 88(3)
- 2009-02-28📄legacycapital · 88(2)
- 2009-02-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-02-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2009-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CV INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2009-02-03➕CROLLA, Vincent appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-03➕CROLLA, Antonietta appointeddirector
- 2009-02-03➕CROLLA, Vincenzo appointeddirector
- 2009-02-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 2012-09-28
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7020 — SIC 7020
Registered office
15a Great Stuart Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7TP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CROLLA, Antonietta→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-02-03
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CROLLA, Vincenzo→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2009-02-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 22/05/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/03/2009 | 21/07/2011 |
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Recent filings (18 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2012-09-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2012-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-12-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2011-11-25
legacy
mortgage · MG03s
2011-07-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-12-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2010-10-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-04-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2010-04-20
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2009-06-01
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2009-03-17
legacy
capital · 123
2009-03-16
legacy
capital · 88(3)
2009-02-28
legacy
capital · 88(2)
2009-02-28