MARITIME SECURITY SCOTLAND LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC414485 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-13
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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book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 61/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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 (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
75
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2017-03-21📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2017-03-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2017-01-03📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-12-23📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2014-11-18➕FEE, Peter Francis appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2014-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-09-29➖WRAY, Andrew Robert resignedsecretary
- 2014-09-29➖THOMAS, George Leonard resigneddirector
- 2014-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-10➕WRAY, Andrew Robert appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2012-10-05➖CANN, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2012-10-05📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2012-07-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2012-05-01➕CANN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MARITIME SECURITY SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2012-01-13➕DOWNIE, Joyce appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13➕MCMURRAY, Colin Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13➕THOMAS, George Leonard appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 70 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 14 years.
- 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 2017-03-21
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Seaforth House Seaforth Road North
Hillington Park
Glasgow
G52 4JQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
FEE, Peter Francis→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-11-18
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DOWNIE, Joyce→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-01-13
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MCMURRAY, Colin Andrew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-01-13
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WRAY, Andrew Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-10 · resigned 2014-09-29
CANN, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2012-10-05
THOMAS, George Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2014-09-29
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Recent filings (25 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-03-21
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-01-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2016-12-31
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-09-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-12-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2014-11-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2014-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-10-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-01-03