STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY

⚰️Wound downconverted-closed
NF000334 · oversea-company · incorporated 1940-02-07
Investment thesis
Company converted closed — 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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Net worth
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Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Unclear. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
no address, no SIC, incorporation date
55
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (12 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-03-23
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    notice-of-closure-branch-overseas-company
    other · LET-CESS
  2. 2010-03-23
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2002-11-12
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  4. 2002-11-06
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  5. 2002-11-06
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    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  6. 2002-03-16
    ➕
    BENTLEY, David Cameron appointed
    director
  7. 2001-12-16
    ➕
    HYLANDS, John Francis appointed
    director
  8. 2001-11-12
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  9. 2001-11-12
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  10. 2001-10-20
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    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  11. 2001-10-20
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    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  12. 2001-10-20
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    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  13. 2001-09-16
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Giles Ian appointed
    director
  14. 2001-09-15
    ➖
    BEAMISH, Thomas Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2000-12-16
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Alison appointed
    director
  16. 2000-11-23
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  17. 2000-11-23
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  18. 2000-11-23
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  19. 2000-11-23
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  20. 2000-11-23
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    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  21. 2000-11-16
    ➕
    MACLAREN, The Hon Roy appointed
    director
  22. 2000-01-25
    ➕
    CROMBIE, Alexander Maxwell, Sir appointed
    director
  23. 2000-01-25
    ➕
    GARCIA, Claude Antonio appointed
    director
  24. 1999-06-16
    ➕
    NEWLANDS, David Baxter appointed
    director
  25. 1999-06-16
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Hugh Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 1999-05-16
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  27. 1998-05-13
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  28. 1998-05-05
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    legacy
    officers · 6421C(NI)
  29. 1997-12-04
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  30. 1997-07-18
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    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  31. 1996-08-29
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  32. 1996-08-29
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  33. 1996-08-29
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  34. 1995-12-11
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  35. 1995-12-07
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  36. 1994-09-16
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  37. 1940-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
  38. 1940-02-07
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Marcia appointed
    secretary
  39. 1940-02-07
    ➕
    DELORME, Jean-Claude appointed
    director
  40. 1940-02-07
    ➕
    DROUIN, Marie J appointed
    director
  41. 1940-02-07
    ➕
    BEAMISH, Thomas Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 86 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 86 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 86 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusconverted-closed
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1940-02-07
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

T W Robinson Standard Life Assuranc
Ulster Bank House Shaftesbury Squar
Belfast

Filing status

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Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Marcia→
secretary · appointed 1940-02-07
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Active
BENTLEY, David Cameron→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-03-16
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Active
CROMBIE, Alexander Maxwell, Sir→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-01-25
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Active
DELORME, Jean-Claude→
director · appointed 1940-02-07
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Active
DROUIN, Marie J→
director · appointed 1940-02-07
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Active
GARCIA, Claude Antonio→
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-01-25
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Active
HENDERSON, Giles Ian→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-09-16
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Active
HYLANDS, John Francis→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-12-16
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Active
MACLAREN, The Hon Roy→
director · appointed 2000-11-16
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Active
MITCHELL, Alison→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-12-16
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Active
NEWLANDS, David Baxter→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-06-16
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Active
STEVENSON, Hugh Alexander→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-06-16
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Active
BEAMISH, Thomas Robert→
director · ~89y · appointed 1940-02-07 · resigned 2001-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (133 total)

notice-of-closure-branch-overseas-company
other · LET-CESS
2010-03-23
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2002-11-12
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2002-11-06
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2002-11-06
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2001-11-12
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-11-12
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-10-20
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-10-20
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-10-20
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2000-11-23
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2000-11-23
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2000-11-23
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2000-11-23
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2000-11-23
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
1999-05-16