CARSALEMARKET LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC506419 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-21
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
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does

Based in Dundee, this now-dissolved Scottish business most likely operated as an online or physical marketplace facilitating the buying and selling of used cars, though it registered no SIC codes and was compulsorily struck off, suggesting it may have traded minimally or remained dormant.

Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (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 (49/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
5 filings
60
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
75
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-06-20
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2017-06-20
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-04-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2016-10-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2016-08-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2015-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARSALEMARKET LIMITED
  7. 2015-05-21
    DALRYMPLE, Agnes appointed
    director
  8. 2015-05-21
    DALRYMPLE, David appointed
    director
  9. 2015-05-21
    DALRYMPLE, Michael appointed
    director
  10. 2015-05-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-06-20

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

3 Unit 3
Mid Craigie Trading Estate, Mid Craigie Road
Dundee
Angus
DD4 7RH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
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Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

DALRYMPLE, Agnes
director · ~78y · appointed 2015-05-21
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DALRYMPLE, David
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-05-21
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DALRYMPLE, Michael
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-21
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2017-06-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-04-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2016-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-08-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2015-05-21