RSI ENGINEERING (UK) LTD
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC416083 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-02
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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year to Jan 2018
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 65). 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: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2018-01-31 | 2017-01-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2021-04-20📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2021-04-20🏁Company dissolved
- 2021-01-12📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-10-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2020-01-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2019-12-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21➖SINCLAIR, Alastair Watson resigneddirector
- 2016-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-28📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2014-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-02-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-02-27➕SINCLAIR, Alastair Watson appointeddirector
- 2012-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2012-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs RSI ENGINEERING (UK) LTD
- 2012-02-02➕JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-02-02➕SINCLAIR, Craig Trevor appointeddirector
- 2012-02-02➕MILLER, Innes Richard appointeddirector
- 2012-02-02➖MILLER, Innes Richard resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-04-20
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Craig Trevor Sinclair Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
1 East Craibstone Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6YQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2018-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SINCLAIR, Craig Trevor→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Innes Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-02-02 · resigned 2012-02-02
SINCLAIR, Alastair Watson→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2016-12-21
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Recent filings (28 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-04-20
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2020-10-07
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2020-01-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-11-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-09