DEEFIELD LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC490774 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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 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: 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
27 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
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-03-03🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2025-12-10📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs DEEFIELD LIMITED
- 2014-11-07➕FERGUSON, Alexander Chapman, Sir appointedsecretary
- 2014-11-07➕CAMPBELL, Gordon Alexander appointeddirector
- 2014-11-07➕DALGARNO, Leslie Scott appointeddirector
- 2014-11-07➕MCKECHNIE, Stephen John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 2026-03-03
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIVWRIGHT BROTHERS LIMITED→ SC234623 · est 2002 | £8.04M £5.74M–£10.33M | — | — | 73 | 23y | 87 | 76y |
| HUTCHEON SERVICES LIMITED→ SC071884 · est 1980 | £3.47M £2.48M–£4.46M | — | — | 17200 | 45y | 84 | 61y |
| THISTLE WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES LIMITED→ SC159622 · est 1995 | £1.28M £917.3k–£1.65M | — | — | 119 | 30y | 84 | 65y |
| SKENE ENTERPRISES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC072886 · est 1980 | £910.0k £650.0k–£1.17M | — | — | 105 | 45y | 83 | 87y |
| AJC CONSTRUCTION SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC216542 · est 2001 | — | — | — | 2700 | 25y | 83 | 60y |
| AM CAMPBELL (UK) LTD.→ SC212573 · est 2000 | — | — | £72.9k | — | 25y | 83 | 63y |
| LADYSBRIDGE VILLAGE LIMITED→ SC262049 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 0 | 22y | 83 | 75y |
| SPARK'S MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC102458 · est 1986 | — | — | £3.06M | — | 39y | 83 | 59y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
18 Hillview Terrace
Cults
Aberdeen
AB15 9HJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-11-17
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
FERGUSON, Alexander Chapman, Sir→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-11-07
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CAMPBELL, Gordon Alexander→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2014-11-07
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DALGARNO, Leslie Scott→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2014-11-07
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MCKECHNIE, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-07
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Recent filings (27 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-03-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-12-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17