BASE ANTENNA SYSTEMS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC388040 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-02
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2020
Net worth
£-699
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £699

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
Net Worth
-£699
Current Assets
£27k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2020-03-31
Total assets£-699
Current assets£26.8k
Cash£26.3k
Debtors£473
Net assets£-699

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-04-20
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2021-04-20
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2021-02-02
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2021-01-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-11-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-11-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2012-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-11-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2011-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2011-11-21
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    officers · TM01
  23. 2011-10-31
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    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-10-31
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    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2011-02-04
    ➕
    MACFADYEN, Fergus John appointed
    director
  26. 2011-02-04
    ➕
    RATTRAY, Stuart James appointed
    director
  27. 2011-02-04
    ➖
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  28. 2010-11-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BASE ANTENNA SYSTEMS LTD
  29. 2010-11-02
    ➕
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2010-11-02
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  31. 2010-11-02
    ➕
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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 2021-04-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart James Rattray
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Fergus John Macfadyen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Standard Buildings (4th Fl.)
94 Hope Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 6PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

MACFADYEN, Fergus John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RATTRAY, Stuart James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-11-02 · resigned 2011-10-31
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-11-02 · resigned 2011-02-04
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-11-02 · resigned 2011-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-04-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-02-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-08-11
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-06