RED BARON (OIL TOOLS RENTAL) LIMITED(THE)

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC077737 · ltd · incorporated 1982-03-01
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 42.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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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 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
35 officers (2 active, 35 linked, 29 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
197 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 (93 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-12-21
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    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC
  2. 2023-12-21
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  3. 2023-12-21
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC
  4. 2023-11-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2022-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-08-18
    ➕
    WALKER, Christopher Allan appointed
    director
  8. 2022-08-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-08-04
    ➖
    VARN, Giselle Evette resigned
    director
  10. 2022-08-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-08-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-07-31
    ➕
    BEDDALL, Colin David, Mr. appointed
    director
  13. 2022-07-31
    ➖
    PARK, Gary resigned
    director
  14. 2022-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2022-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-02-04
    ➖
    CORCORAN, Mikki Victoria resigned
    director
  17. 2021-09-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-09-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-07-30
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Mark Roman resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-07-30
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Mark Roman resigned
    director
  21. 2021-03-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-03-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-03-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2021-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-03-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-01-18
    ➕
    VARN, Giselle Evette appointed
    director
  27. 2020-06-12
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  28. 2020-06-12
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  29. 2020-06-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Mark Roman appointed
    secretary
  31. 2020-05-29
    ➖
    SMOKER, Simon resigned
    secretary
  32. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    PARK, Gary appointed
    director
  33. 2020-05-29
    ➖
    SMOKER, Simon resigned
    director
  34. 2019-08-01
    ➖
    BOYAULT, Gwenola Jacqueline Stephanie resigned
    director
  35. 2019-08-01
    ➕
    CORCORAN, Mikki Victoria appointed
    director
  36. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Mark Roman appointed
    director
  37. 2019-03-29
    ➖
    MARSH, David resigned
    director
  38. 2016-11-03
    ➖
    KIDD, Ryan Alexander resigned
    director
  39. 2016-11-03
    ➕
    MARSH, David appointed
    director
  40. 2016-11-03
    ➕
    SMOKER, Simon appointed
    director
  41. 2016-10-12
    ➕
    BOYAULT, Gwenola Jacqueline Stephanie appointed
    director
  42. 2016-10-12
    ➖
    HOEING-COSENTINO, Karin Annette resigned
    director
  43. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    SMOKER, Simon appointed
    secretary
  44. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    DROY MOORE, Pauline resigned
    secretary
  45. 2015-12-14
    ➖
    MCGACHIE, John resigned
    director
  46. 2015-12-08
    ➕
    HOEING-COSENTINO, Karin Annette appointed
    director
  47. 2014-11-28
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Gregory resigned
    director
  48. 2014-11-12
    ➖
    BERG, Jorgen resigned
    director
  49. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    KIDD, Ryan Alexander appointed
    director
  50. 2014-06-13
    ➖
    BARR, Lawrence Robert resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 93 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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

46/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Schlumberger Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Schlumberger Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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RED BARON (OIL TOOLS RENTAL) LIMITED(THE)
This company · SC077737

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Schlumberger Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Enterprise Drive, Westhill Industrial Estate
Westhill
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
AB32 6TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2021-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 33 resigned)

BEDDALL, Colin David, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Christopher Allan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Gordon Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned
DROY MOORE, Pauline→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
HENDRY, Eric George→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-30 · resigned 2012-03-09
Resigned
HIGGINS, Mark Roman→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2021-07-30
Resigned
LEYS, Michael Cheyne→
secretary · resigned 1997-03-03
Resigned
SMOKER, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
BARR, Lawrence Robert→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-03-15 · resigned 2014-06-13
Resigned
BERG, Jorgen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned
BOYAULT, Gwenola Jacqueline Stephanie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-12 · resigned 2019-08-01
Resigned
BRUCE, Gordon Alexander→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned
BRUCE, Ronald James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
CHANDLER, Richard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2011-03-15
Resigned
CORCORAN, Mikki Victoria→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-08-01 · resigned 2022-02-04
Resigned
DUDMAN, Bryan Leigh→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2011-03-15
Resigned
HENDRY, Eric George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-06-30 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned
HIGGINS, Mark Roman→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2021-07-30
Resigned
HOEING-COSENTINO, Karin Annette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2016-10-12
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Gregory→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-09-01 · resigned 2014-11-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Algemene Bank Nederland N.V.
Standard security1 property23/11/198822/09/1997
satisfied
Algemene Bank Nederland N.V.
Floating charge1 property14/11/198822/09/1997
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property19/01/198431/10/1988
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property09/09/198331/10/1988

Recent filings (197 total)

court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2023-12-21
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-12-21
court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2023-12-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-09