DUNWILCO (1823) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC471738 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-06
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 59/100 (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 (73/100).
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
80
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2015-08-14📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-08-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-04-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-04-08📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-02-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-02-23➖D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-02-23➖ROSE, Kenneth Charles resigneddirector
- 2015-02-23➖D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2015-02-23➖D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2015-02-19➕DUNCAN, Frances Teresa appointeddirector
- 2014-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNWILCO (1823) LIMITED
- 2014-03-06➕D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-03-06➕ROSE, Kenneth Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-03-06➕D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-03-06➕D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-03-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 2015-08-14
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
14 Crown Terrace
Aberdeen
AB11 6HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)
DUNCAN, Frances Teresa→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-19
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2015-02-23
ROSE, Kenneth Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2015-02-23
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2015-02-23
D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2015-02-23
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Recent filings (10 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-08-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-04-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-02-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2015-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-02-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-03-06