ABERDEEN INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC154548 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-28
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 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 84). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2022-09-20📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2022-09-20🏁Company dissolved
- 2022-07-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2022-06-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2014-04-03➕MOIR, Helen Melville appointeddirector
- 2014-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-05-28➕MOIR, Helen Melville appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-28➖IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-12-12➖FORSTER, Norman resigneddirector
- 1994-11-29➕MOIR, John Peter appointeddirector
- 1994-11-29➕FORSTER, Norman appointeddirector
- 1994-11-29➖ROXBURGH, Roy resignednominee-director
- 1994-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDEEN INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS LIMITED
- 1994-11-28➕IAIN SMITH & COMPANY appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-11-28➕ROXBURGH, Roy appointednominee-director
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-09-20
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Peter Moir Individual · British · DOB 09/1942 · age 84 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/11/2016 |
Mrs Helen Melville Moir Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC97000 — Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Registered office
38 Anderson Drive
Aberdeen
AB15 4TY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
MOIR, Helen Melville→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-05-28
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MOIR, Helen Melville→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2014-04-03
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MOIR, John Peter→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 1994-11-29
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IAIN SMITH & COMPANY→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-28 · resigned 2009-11-28
FORSTER, Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 1995-12-12
ROXBURGH, Roy→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-11-28 · resigned 1994-11-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 25/02/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-09-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-07-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-29