3 CROWS (AYRSHIRE) LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC414130 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-09
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 · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒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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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 (44/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
9 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-08-30
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2013-08-30
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-05-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2012-06-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2012-06-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2012-06-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    SINGH, Amrit appointed
    director
  8. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    ORR, Donald Murdo Macaskill resigned
    director
  9. 2012-01-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2012-01-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2012-01-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2012-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3 CROWS (AYRSHIRE) LTD.
  13. 2012-01-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2012-01-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2012-01-09
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  16. 2012-01-09
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  17. 2012-01-09
    ➕
    ORR, Donald Murdo Macaskill appointed
    director
  18. 2012-01-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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.
  • 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 2013-08-30

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

102 Dickson Drive
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 9HD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

SINGH, Amrit→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2012-01-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2012-01-09
Resigned
ORR, Donald Murdo Macaskill→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2013-08-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2013-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-01-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2012-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-01-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-01-09