ALLIED LONDON & SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC149595 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 31.4y
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 31.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (1 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
38
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 (75 events)Click to expand
- 2019-01-08📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2019-01-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-10-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2018-10-08📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2018-09-19📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2018-09-10📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2018-09-10⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2018-09-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-09-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-08-21➖CAMPBELL, Andy resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-21➖INGALL, Michael Julian resigneddirector
- 2018-08-13📄legacyrestoration · AC93
- 2014-09-19📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-05-30📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-05-20📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-03-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-03-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-09-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-02-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-05➖BELL, Martin resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-05➕CAMPBELL, Andy appointedsecretary
- 2012-04-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2012-04-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2012-03-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-12-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2011-12-13➕BELL, Martin appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-13➖GORASIA, Suresh Premji resignedsecretary
- 2011-12-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2010-10-15➖ASHURST, John Richard resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-15➕GORASIA, Suresh Premji appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-16➖TROTT, Gary Keith resigneddirector
- 2005-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2005-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2005-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2005-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2005-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2004-04-13➕TROTT, Gary Keith appointeddirector
- 2003-09-30➕ASHURST, John Richard appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-30➖NIXON, John Henry resignedsecretary
- 2002-04-15➖WHEATLEY, Douglas Gordon George resigneddirector
- 2001-08-31➖STANTON, Howard Terence resigneddirector
- 2000-11-09🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Southend Property Management Limited
- 2000-08-25🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank
- 2000-08-23🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank
- 2000-08-11🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank
- 2000-08-10🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank as Agent and Trustee
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. 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 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 · 1 lowCompany dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-01-08
1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2018-09-10: legacy
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LET LIMITED→ SC317107 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 1ST CONNECT HOMES LTD→ SC842552 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST FOCUS LETTING LIMITED→ SC667911 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1ZE ESTATE LTD→ SC788004 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 20 CABOT SQUARE I UNIT TRUST GP LIMITED→ SC312228 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 20 CABOT SQUARE II UNIT TRUST LP LIMITED→ SC312229 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 34 MELVILLE STREET LIMITED→ SC714514 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 39 HANOVER LIMITED→ SC552449 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 6M PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC842080 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 8TABLES LIMITED→ SC870187 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Ckd Galbraith Llp
59 George Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH2 2JG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 15 resigned)
GRAHAM WATSON, Frederick Paul→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 1994-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHURST, John Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2010-10-15
BELL, Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-12-13 · resigned 2012-04-05
CAMPBELL, Andy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2018-08-21
GORASIA, Suresh Premji→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2011-12-13
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1994-03-14 · resigned 1994-05-31
NIXON, John Henry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-05-31 · resigned 2003-09-30
BROWN, Ian Forbes→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 1994-05-31 · resigned 1999-09-30
CLAPHAM, Ronald Barrie→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1994-05-31 · resigned 2000-05-26
INGALL, Michael Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-07-28 · resigned 2018-08-21
LEIGH, Geoffrey Norman, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1994-05-31 · resigned 1998-11-26
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
Resignednominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1994-03-14 · resigned 1994-05-31
STANTON, Howard Terence→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1994-05-31 · resigned 2001-08-31
TROTT, Gary Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2008-10-16
WHEATLEY, Douglas Gordon George→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 2002-04-15
WILL, James Robert→
Resignednominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1994-03-14 · resigned 1994-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
7
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Southend Property Management Southend Property Management Limited | Assignation | 1 property | 09/11/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank | Standard security | 1 property | 25/08/2000 | 28/01/2005 | |
| satisfied | Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank | Standard security | 1 property | 23/08/2000 | 28/01/2005 | |
| satisfied | Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/08/2000 | 28/01/2005 | |
| satisfied | Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank as Agent and Trustee | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/08/2000 | 28/01/2005 | |
| satisfied | Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft Europaische Hypothekenbank Der Deutschen Bank as Agent and Trustee | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 10/08/2000 | 28/01/2005 | |
| outstanding | Chester Properties Chester Properties Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 05/02/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | Chartwell Chartwell Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 22/10/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 21/06/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 21/06/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Glenrothes Development Corporation | Standard security | 1 property | 28/12/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | Circletarget Circletarget Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 30/11/1994 | — |
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Recent filings (120 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-01-08
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-10-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-10-08
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2018-09-19
legacy
capital · SH20
2018-09-10
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2018-09-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-09-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-09-04
legacy
restoration · AC93
2018-08-13
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-09-19
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-05-30
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2014-03-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-03-03