A1 KILT HIRE DUNDEE LIMITED
Opportunity 55/100 (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: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2024-11-12📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2024-11-12🏁Company dissolved
- 2024-08-27📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2024-08-20📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2024-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-01➖DALRYMPLE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 KILT HIRE DUNDEE LIMITED
- 2019-06-28➕DALRYMPLE, David appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➕DALRYMPLE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-11-12
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Dalrymple Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2019 |
Mr Michael Dalrymple Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECT SOCCER LIMITED→ SC331369 · est 2007 | £3.48M £2.61M–£4.35M | — | — | 3900 | 18y | 82 | 66y |
| GILLIES OF BROUGHTY FERRY LIMITED→ SC026803 · est 1949 | £3.30M £2.48M–£4.13M | — | — | 200 | 77y | 83 | 73y |
| BRECHIN CASTLE CENTRE LIMITED→ SC154663 · est 1994 | — | — | £1.79M | — | 31y | 83 | 78y |
| A. KELLY LIMITED→ SC081337 · est 1982 | — | — | — | 1600 | 43y | 82 | 74y |
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| BAG SUPPLIES (FIBC) LTD.→ SC222749 · est 2001 | — | — | £195.0k | — | 24y | 82 | 77y |
| COLIN M SMITH LIMITED→ SC094396 · est 1985 | — | — | — | 2100 | 40y | 82 | 71y |
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| GARDEN FURNITURE SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC306261 · est 2006 | — | — | £463.3k | — | 19y | 82 | 59y |
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| JOHN KERR & SON (DAIRYMEN) LIMITED→ SC069602 · est 1979 | — | — | — | 7500 | 46y | 82 | 66y |
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