STRATHCLYDE BUSINESS PARK (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC128301 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒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: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (88/100, director aged 68). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
38 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 35.4y
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 35.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 65/100 (specialist).
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
38 charges (38/38 with lender, 38/38 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (2 active, 31 linked, 25 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
287 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 (158 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2025-08-13🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-05-13⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotlandinsolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
- 2024-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-04-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-06-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-06-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖SHEARER, David John resigneddirector
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #40
- 2018-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #39
- 2018-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #38
- 2018-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #42
- 2018-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #37
- 2015-03-27➕SHEARER, David John appointeddirector
- 2014-02-17➖SHIELDS, Charles Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2014-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #41
- 2011-09-05🔒Charge registered #40Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-09-01🔒Charge registered #41Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-09-01🔒Charge registered #39Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-09-01🔒Charge registered #38Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-08-30🔒Charge registered #42Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-08-24🔒Charge registered #37Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #33
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #32
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #31
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #29
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2011-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #12
Showing most recent 50 of 158 events
Owner dependency
91/100
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 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 68. 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 35 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 2025-08-13
2 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-08-13: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2025-05-13: liquidation-voluntary-members-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.
Group structure
Hfd Construction Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hfd Construction Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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STRATHCLYDE BUSINESS PARK (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
This company · SC128301
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hfd Construction Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 03/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William Dale Hillceased 03/09/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDER EQUITIES LIMITED→ SC038884 · est 1963 | £5.39M £4.58M–£6.20M | — | £5.39M | — | 63y | 83 | 87y |
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| MILBEAR HOLDINGS (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC046691 · est 1969 | £974.3k £828.2k–£1.12M | — | £974.3k | — | 57y | 83 | 101y |
| CITYPROP INVESTMENTS LTD.→ SC157489 · est 1995 | £927.3k £788.2k–£1.07M | — | £927.3k | — | 31y | 83 | 87y |
| DOMINPLAN PROPERTY CO. LIMITED→ SC039504 · est 1963 | £672.2k £571.4k–£773.1k | — | £672.2k | — | 62y | 83 | 89y |
| CALEDONIA WATERFRONT (HARBOUR ROAD) LIMITED→ SC345086 · est 2008 | £623.3k £529.8k–£716.8k | — | £623.3k | — | 17y | 83 | 70y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael
227 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2ND
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2023-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2023-11-05
Officers (0 active · 29 resigned)
HILL, Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-01-31
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HILL, William Dale→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1991-02-19
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DAVIDSON, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-11-07 · resigned 1991-02-19
HILL, Jean Simpson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-02-19 · resigned 1991-10-28
MORRISON, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 2001-04-03
RUSSELL, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-28 · resigned 1996-12-16
SHEPHEARD, Geoffrey Arthur George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-23 · resigned 2004-08-23
SHIELDS, Charles Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2014-02-17
CARMICHAEL, Iain James Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1994-07-21 · resigned 1994-11-07
COCKBURN, Andrew Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1990-11-07 · resigned 1991-02-19
COOMBS, David Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1998-02-20 · resigned 2000-02-15
DEVINE, Paul John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-05-08 · resigned 2006-06-29
DONNELLY, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2007-03-09
DONNELLY, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-02-15 · resigned 2000-05-08
ELLISON, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2002-10-16
HILL, Robert Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1991-02-19 · resigned 1995-08-23
HILL, Stewart Wells→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1991-02-19 · resigned 1991-10-28
KELLY, Stephen Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-05-25 · resigned 2007-03-09
LAWSON, Andrew Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 1998-02-20
LAWSON, Andrew Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1994-07-21 · resigned 1996-12-16
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Mortgages & charges
38
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:38 of 38 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/09/2011 | 09/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 01/09/2011 | 28/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 01/09/2011 | 09/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 01/09/2011 | 09/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/08/2011 | 09/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/08/2011 | 09/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2006 | 18/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2006 | 18/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2006 | 18/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2006 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2006 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2006 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/03/2006 | 01/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 24/05/2002 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 27/03/2001 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/01/2001 | 19/04/2006 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 06/03/2000 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 02/02/2000 | 19/04/2006 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Assignation | 1 property | 29/09/1998 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Assignation | 1 property | 29/09/1998 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Assignation | 1 property | 29/09/1998 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 26/06/1998 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 03/06/1998 | 06/08/1999 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 18/06/1997 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 03/06/1997 | 14/10/1998 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | Standard security | 1 property | 25/01/1995 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | Standard security | 1 property | 03/08/1994 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 02/08/1994 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 02/08/1994 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/07/1994 | 08/10/2002 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/07/1994 | 08/10/2002 | |
| satisfied | Lanarkshire Development Agency | Standard security | 1 property | 26/07/1994 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Societe Generale | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/1992 | 18/01/1994 | |
| satisfied | Societe Generale | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/05/1992 | 18/01/1994 | |
| satisfied | Societe Generale | Standard security | 1 property | 17/03/1992 | 18/01/1994 | |
| satisfied | Societe Generale | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/03/1992 | 21/06/1993 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | Standard security | 1 property | 07/11/1991 | 17/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/02/1991 | 30/10/1991 |
Recent filings (287 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2025-08-13
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
2025-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-06-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-06-22
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07