MILNE AND SINCLAIR STEEL SOLUTIONS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC380265 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-14
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
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-10-27
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2015-10-27
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2015-07-10
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2015-07-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  5. 2015-06-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2015-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2014-07-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2014-07-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2014-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  10. 2014-06-01
    ➖
    MILNE, Christopher resigned
    director
  11. 2014-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2013-06-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2013-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2012-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  15. 2012-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2012-10-29
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Stuart Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2012-10-29
    ➖
    MILNE, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-10-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  19. 2012-08-03
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Stuart Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2012-08-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  21. 2012-07-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  22. 2012-07-01
    ➕
    MILNE, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-07-01
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-07-01
    ➕
    MILNE, Christopher appointed
    director
  25. 2012-07-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2012-07-01
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP03
  27. 2012-07-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  28. 2012-07-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  29. 2012-06-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  30. 2012-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  31. 2011-09-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  32. 2011-09-13
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Glynis Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  33. 2011-09-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  34. 2011-08-24
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  35. 2010-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MILNE AND SINCLAIR STEEL SOLUTIONS LTD
  36. 2010-06-14
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  37. 2010-06-14
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Glynis Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  38. 2010-06-14
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Stuart Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINCLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 2015-10-27

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Harestone Steading Auchleven
Premnay
Insch
Aberdeenshire
AB52 6PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Stuart Charles→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNE, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2012-10-29
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-14 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
MILNE, Christopher→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2014-06-01
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Glynis Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-06-14 · resigned 2011-09-13
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Stuart Charles→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-06-14 · resigned 2012-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-10-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-07-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-07-08
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-03-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-03-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-10-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2012-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-08-03