SMITH INTERNATIONAL (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC050973 · ltd · incorporated 1972-07-12
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 72/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
16 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 39.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
28 officers (3 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (106 events)Click to expand
- 2016-08-30📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2016-08-30🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-06-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-06-02📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-12-08➖MCGACHIE, John resigneddirector
- 2015-06-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-06-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-06-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2015-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-06-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2015-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-06-05📄legacyrestoration · AC93
- 2015-05-27➕CARGILL, David Ian appointedsecretary
- 2015-05-27➕HOEING-COSENTINO, Karin Annette appointeddirector
- 2015-05-27➕KIDD, Ryan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2015-05-27➖HENDRY, Eric George resignedsecretary
- 2015-05-27➖BRUCE, Ronald James resigneddirector
- 2015-05-27➖DUDMAN, Bryan Leigh resigneddirector
- 2015-05-27➖HENDRY, Eric George resigneddirector
- 2015-05-27➕MCGACHIE, John appointeddirector
- 2011-02-25📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-11-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-10-22📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-09-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-10-16➖DORMAN, Margaret Kathryn resigneddirector
- 2009-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-14📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-07-15📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-07-15📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-06-30➖BRUCE, Gordon Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-30➕HENDRY, Eric George appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-30➖BRUCE, Gordon Alexander resigneddirector
- 2009-06-30➕HENDRY, Eric George appointeddirector
- 2007-08-03➖PAISLEY, Martin William resigneddirector
- 2006-04-10➕DUDMAN, Bryan Leigh appointeddirector
- 2006-04-10➕PAISLEY, Martin William appointeddirector
- 2006-04-10➖WERNER, Richard resigneddirector
- 2002-03-31➖NICHOLSON, Peter Duncan resigneddirector
- 2001-12-21➕BRUCE, Gordon Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2001-12-21➖SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-12-21➕BRUCE, Ronald James appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 106 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 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
1 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-08-30
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499
Registered office
Peregrine House Peregrine Road
Westhill Business Park
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6JL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 25 resigned)
CARGILL, David Ian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOEING-COSENTINO, Karin Annette→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIDD, Ryan Alexander→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRUCE, Gordon Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2009-06-30
HENDRY, Eric George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-06-30 · resigned 2015-05-27
SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 2001-12-21
AITKEN, William Russell Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1991-02-11
BRUCE, Gordon Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2009-06-30
BRUCE, Ronald James→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2015-05-27
CARROLL, Loren Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-04-28 · resigned 2001-12-21
DORMAN, Margaret Kathryn→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2009-10-16
DUDMAN, Bryan Leigh→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2015-05-27
EVANS, Stewart John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1992-05-15 · resigned 1993-04-26
HACON, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-07-26 · resigned 1995-04-05
HACON, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1991-05-01 · resigned 1994-02-03
HENDRY, Eric George→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-06-30 · resigned 2015-05-27
HILL, Richard Douglas John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 2001-12-21
KEANE, Terrence Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1993-04-28 · resigned 1994-06-01
KENNEDY, John James→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1991-05-01
MCGACHIE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-05-27 · resigned 2015-12-08
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Mortgages & charges
16
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 09/01/1996 | 12/06/2015 | |
| satisfied | St Nederland Holding Bv | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/09/1992 | 23/04/1993 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 19/08/1992 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 09/11/1992 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 19/08/1992 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 26/10/1992 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Public Company Midland Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 19/10/1990 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Public Company Midland Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 19/10/1990 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Public Company Midland Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 19/10/1990 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Public Company Midland Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1986 | 19/10/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/05/1986 | 14/08/1992 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/05/1986 | 02/11/1992 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Public Company Midland Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/05/1986 | 19/10/1990 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Public Company Midland Bank Public Limited Company | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/05/1986 | 19/10/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Letter of set off | 1 property | 22/05/1986 | 12/06/2015 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Letter of set-off | 1 property | 22/05/1986 | 19/10/1990 |
Recent filings (135 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-08-30
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-06-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-02-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2015-06-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2015-06-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2015-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-06-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2015-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-06-09