VIKARE INVESTMENTS (TUSCANY) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC451179 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-30

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2019-05-14
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2019-05-14
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Company dissolved
2019-02-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-08-18
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-08-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-07-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-07-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-22
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-09
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2015-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-04-10
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2014-09-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-09-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-09-01
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HILLSON, David Robert Macdonald appointed
director
2014-09-01
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NIJHOF, Marco Peter appointed
director
2014-08-01
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MCALLISTER, James Neil resigned
director
2013-08-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2013-08-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2013-08-12
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-08-12
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-06-03
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CARMICHAEL, Steven William appointed
director
2013-06-03
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HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-06-03
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ALMOND, Deborah Jane resigned
director
2013-06-03
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MCALLISTER, James Neil appointed
director
2013-06-03
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HBJG LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2013-05-30
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Company incorporated
As VIKARE INVESTMENTS (TUSCANY) LIMITED
2013-05-30
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HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-05-30
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ALMOND, Deborah Jane appointed
director
2013-05-30
➕
HBJG LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2013-05-30
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 2019-05-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-05-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Exchange Tower

19 Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2017-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

CARMICHAEL, Steven William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HILLSON, David Robert Macdonald→

director · ~73y · appointed 2014-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NIJHOF, Marco Peter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-30 · resigned 2013-06-03

Resigned

ALMOND, Deborah Jane→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-05-30 · resigned 2013-06-03

Resigned

MCALLISTER, James Neil→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-06-03 · resigned 2014-08-01

Resigned

HBJG LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2013-05-30 · resigned 2013-06-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2019-05-14

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2019-02-26

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2018-08-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-08-15

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2018-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2018-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2017-01-18

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2016-07-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2015-12-08

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2015-07-13

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2015-06-22

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2015-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2015-05-08

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2015-04-10