ABERDEEN AIRCRAFT CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC057098 · ltd · incorporated 1975-01-31
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 39.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). 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
1 live charge · oldest 39.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth 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
70
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2017-03-21📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2017-03-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2017-01-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-11-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-13📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2009-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-29📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-08-12📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-08-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-07-24➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-24➖IAIN SMITH AND COMPANY resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-19📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-10-01➖MOIR, John Peter resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-01➕IAIN SMITH AND COMPANY appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-10-01➖MASSIE, David resigneddirector
- 1986-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1975-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDEEN AIRCRAFT CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-03-21
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
66 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-24
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Active
MOIR, John Peter→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-10-01
IAIN SMITH AND COMPANY→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2008-07-24
MASSIE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2003-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/06/1986 | — |
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Recent filings (85 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2017-03-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-01-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-10-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-10-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-10-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-11-22