STRATHCLYDE BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC474026 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-01
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (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 (54/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
90
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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-07-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2019-07-23
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-06-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2019-05-14
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  5. 2019-04-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  6. 2019-04-15
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  7. 2018-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2018-11-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2018-10-10
    ➖
    CORNOCK, Gavin Hamilton resigned
    director
  11. 2017-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-01
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2015-10-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2015-10-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    CORNOCK, Gavin Hamilton appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-04-09
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2014-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRATHCLYDE BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD
  21. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    EM CUBED LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    CORNOCK, Iain appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-01
    📄
    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 12 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 2019-07-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Cornock
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gavin Hamilton Cornockceased 10/10/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

12 C/O Em Cubed Ltd
Abbeygreen
Lesmahagow
ML11 0EQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2018-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

EM CUBED LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
CORNOCK, Iain→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
CORNOCK, Gavin Hamilton→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2018-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-20
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2019-05-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-04-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-04-11
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2016-03-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2015-10-15