CALA ASSETS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC121941 · ltd · incorporated 1989-12-15
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 32.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (88/100, director aged 66). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (80 events)Click to expand
- 2013-10-12⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2013-10-12🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-07-12⚠️liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotlandinsolvency · 4.26(Scot)
- 2013-01-22📄legacymortgage · MG03s
- 2013-01-22📄legacymortgage · MG03s
- 2013-01-22📄legacymortgage · MG03s
- 2013-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2013-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2013-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2011-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-04-28📄legacymortgage · MG02s
- 2011-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-07📄legacymortgage · MG01s
- 2010-06-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-01-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2010-01-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2010-01-09📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2010-01-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-12-23📄legacymortgage · MG01s
- 2009-12-23📄legacymortgage · MG01s
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-12-16➕BROWN, Alan Duke appointeddirector
- 2009-12-16➖BALL, Geoffrey Arthur resigneddirector
- 2009-12-16➖DOWNIE, Alan Wood resigneddirector
- 2009-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2006-04-01➕LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-04-01➖LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-13➕REID, John Graham Gunn appointeddirector
- 2003-01-13➖GOLDRING, David John resignedsecretary
- 2003-01-13➕LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-13➖ALLAN, John resigneddirector
- 2003-01-13➕BALL, Geoffrey Arthur appointeddirector
- 2003-01-13➕DOWNIE, Alan Wood appointeddirector
- 2003-01-13➖MILLAR, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2001-11-16➕GOLDRING, David John appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-16➖MACRAE, Alistair Ian resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-16➖MCDONALD, Derek resigneddirector
- 2001-11-16➖MIDDLETON, Douglas Alister resigneddirector
- 2000-12-15➖HUTCHISON, Graeme resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 80 events
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
2 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-10-12
2 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2013-10-12: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2013-07-12: liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
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
Incorporated1989-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 21 resigned)
LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-01
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BROWN, Alan Duke→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-12-16
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REID, John Graham Gunn→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-01-13
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BLACK, Lysanne Jane Warren→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-06 · resigned 2000-09-01
FERRIE, Joyce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-04-05 · resigned 2000-01-31
GOLDRING, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-16 · resigned 2003-01-13
MACRAE, Alistair Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2001-11-16
ROBERTSON, John William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-04-05 · resigned 2000-06-06
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2006-04-01
ALLAN, John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1996-05-08 · resigned 2003-01-13
BALL, Geoffrey Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2009-12-16
DOWNIE, Alan Wood→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2009-12-16
HUTCHISON, Graeme→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 2000-12-15
JACKSON, Stanley Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1990-10-01 · resigned 1991-01-21
KELLEY, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1991-11-15 · resigned 1995-12-20
MCDONALD, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-12-15 · resigned 2001-11-16
MIDDLETON, Douglas Alister→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-12-15 · resigned 2001-11-16
MILLAR, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1995-12-20 · resigned 2003-01-13
NICOL, Alexander David→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1990-04-05 · resigned 1997-09-30
PARKINSON, Susan Jill→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1991-01-21 · resigned 1996-05-08
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/06/2010 | 22/01/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/12/2009 | 22/01/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/12/2009 | 22/01/2013 | |
| satisfied | Alfred Henry John Painter | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/06/1993 | 21/04/2011 |
Recent filings (135 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2013-10-12
liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · 4.26(Scot)
2013-07-12
legacy
mortgage · MG03s
2013-01-22
legacy
mortgage · MG03s
2013-01-22
legacy
mortgage · MG03s
2013-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-12-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-10-08
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-12-16
legacy
mortgage · MG02s
2011-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-02-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-12-15
legacy
mortgage · MG01s
2010-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-03-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-01-09