SOLACO RENEWABLES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC406445 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-31
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
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Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-12-19
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2014-12-19
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-08-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2013-09-09
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  5. 2013-09-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2013-07-01
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Stephen resigned
    director
  7. 2013-03-12
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2013-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2013-03-01
    ➖
    MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2012-09-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2012-09-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2012-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2012-09-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2012-09-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  15. 2012-09-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2012-09-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2012-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-09-03
    ➕
    GRANT, Paul Martin appointed
    director
  19. 2012-09-03
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-03
    ➖
    LANG, Alistair James resigned
    director
  21. 2012-09-03
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2011-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SOLACO RENEWABLES LIMITED
  23. 2011-08-31
    ➕
    MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-08-31
    ➕
    LANG, Alistair James appointed
    director
  25. 2011-08-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 2014-12-19

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

29 York Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

GRANT, Paul Martin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-31 · resigned 2013-03-01
Resigned
HAMILTON, Stephen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-09-03 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned
LANG, Alistair James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-08-31 · resigned 2012-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2014-12-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2014-08-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-09-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2013-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-03-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2012-09-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-09-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2012-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-09-11
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2012-09-06
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-03