GORDON CURTIS MOTORS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC053211 · ltd · incorporated 1973-05-29
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 49.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 49.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
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
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-12-16🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-01➖TREBBLE, Gary William resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-02➖CURTIS, Linda Helen resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-02➕TREBBLE, Gary William appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-02➖CURTIS, Andrew Richard resigneddirector
- 2007-10-02➖CURTIS, Beatrice Alice resigneddirector
- 2007-10-02➖CURTIS, Gordon Leslie resigneddirector
- 2007-10-02➖CURTIS, Linda Helen resigneddirector
- 1998-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1998-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1993-08-20➕CURTIS, Stephen Leslie appointeddirector
- 1993-08-20➖CURTIS, Beatrice Alice resignedsecretary
- 1993-08-20➕CURTIS, Linda Helen appointedsecretary
- 1993-08-20➕CURTIS, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 1993-08-20➕CURTIS, Linda Helen appointeddirector
- 1989-11-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1980-10-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1980-06-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1976-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)
- 1973-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs GORDON CURTIS MOTORS LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CURTIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 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 ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-12-16
Group structure
Curtis Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Curtis Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GORDON CURTIS MOTORS LIMITED
This company · SC053211
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Curtis Properties Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Viewforth House
189 Nicol Street
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1PF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-07-11
Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)
CURTIS, Stephen Leslie→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1993-08-20
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CURTIS, Beatrice Alice→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-08-20
CURTIS, Linda Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-08-20 · resigned 2007-10-02
TREBBLE, Gary William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2014-04-01
CURTIS, Andrew Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1993-08-20 · resigned 2007-10-02
CURTIS, Beatrice Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2007-10-02
CURTIS, Gordon Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2007-10-02
CURTIS, Linda Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1993-08-20 · resigned 2007-10-02
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/11/1989 | 19/05/1998 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of offset | 1 property | 09/10/1980 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/06/1980 | — | |
| satisfied | The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) | Standard security | 1 property | 24/11/1976 | 19/05/1998 |
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Recent filings (123 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-12-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-09-25