I.S.M. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC151963 · ltd · incorporated 1994-07-14

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 5190

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2010-12-03
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-12-03
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Company dissolved
2010-08-13
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-08-02
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2009-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-07-16
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-07-16
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legacy
officers · 288b
2009-07-01
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SOUTAR, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2009-03-31
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legacy
accounts · 225
2008-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-07-22
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-07-25
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-08-07
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-07-14
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-08-04
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-07-18
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2002-07-25
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2002-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2001-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2001-07-27
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2000-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2000-07-18
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
1998-03-03
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SOUTAR, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
1998-03-03
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TYLER, Jane Margaret resigned
secretary
1996-06-26
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CORMACK, David Jeffrey resigned
director
1995-01-23
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TYLER, Gregor Woodrow appointed
director
1995-01-23
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TYLER, Jane Margaret appointed
secretary
1995-01-23
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THORNTONS WS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-01-23
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CORMACK, David Jeffrey appointed
director
1995-01-23
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ROBERTSON, John Stewart resigned
director
1994-07-14
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Company incorporated
As I.S.M. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
1994-07-14
➕
THORNTONS WS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-07-14
➕
ROBERTSON, John Stewart appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-12-03

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1994-07-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC5190 — SIC 5190

Registered office

Stannergate House

41 Dundee Road West,

Broughty Ferry Dundee

Angus

DD5 1NB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2009-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

TYLER, Gregor Woodrow→

director · ~72y · appointed 1995-01-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SOUTAR, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 2009-07-01

Resigned

TYLER, Jane Margaret→

secretary · appointed 1995-01-23 · resigned 1998-03-03

Resigned

THORNTONS WS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-07-14 · resigned 1995-01-23

Resigned

CORMACK, David Jeffrey→

director · ~74y · appointed 1995-01-23 · resigned 1996-06-26

Resigned

ROBERTSON, John Stewart→

director · ~77y · appointed 1994-07-14 · resigned 1995-01-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2010-12-03

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2010-08-13

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2010-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2009-07-20

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2009-07-16

legacy

officers · 288b

2009-07-16

legacy

accounts · 225

2009-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2008-08-29

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2008-07-22

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2007-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2007-06-11

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2006-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2006-05-23

legacy

annual-return · 363s

2005-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2005-03-17