CALEDONIAN COOLERS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC164359 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-21
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 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
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 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 28.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (2 active, 22 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
112 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
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
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 (71 events)Click to expand
- 2016-08-02📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2016-08-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-05-17📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-05-06📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-02-05➕MACPHERSON, Brian Richard appointeddirector
- 2016-02-05➖PLOUVIN, Olivier resigneddirector
- 2016-02-05➖SHAPIRA, Yariv resigneddirector
- 2015-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-21➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-06-21➖SF SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2013-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-06-21📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP04
- 2013-06-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2013-04-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-01-11📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2011-01-11⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2011-01-11📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2011-01-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2010-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-22➖CUNIA, Gadi resigneddirector
- 2008-12-22➕SHAPIRA, Yariv appointeddirector
- 2008-10-03➖HOWIE, William resigneddirector
- 2008-04-25➖KITLEY, Robert Gowan resigneddirector
- 2008-03-04➕HOWIE, William appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➖BRINDLEY, Philippa Lucy resigneddirector
- 2007-09-21➕PLOUVIN, Olivier appointeddirector
- 2007-02-12➕KITLEY, Robert Gowan appointeddirector
- 2006-09-30➕BRINDLEY, Philippa Lucy appointeddirector
- 2006-04-30➖GUTTINGER, Antoine Jean Yves resigneddirector
- 2005-01-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2004-05-20➖DICKINSON DEES resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-05-20➕SF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-24➖HECKER, Michael resigneddirector
- 2004-01-29➕CUNIA, Gadi appointeddirector
- 2004-01-29➕GUTTINGER, Antoine Jean Yves appointeddirector
- 2004-01-29➕HECKER, Michael appointeddirector
- 2004-01-29➖LAMB, Timothy James resigneddirector
- 2003-12-31➖MUGNIERY, Jean Jacques Marie Mathieu resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 71 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-08-02
1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2011-01-11: legacy
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Quartermile One
15 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9EP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 20 resigned)
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-06-21
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MACPHERSON, Brian Richard→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-02-05
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MEIKLE, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-05-31 · resigned 1997-07-01
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 1996-03-21
WOLSCHKE, Francis Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2002-07-02
DICKINSON DEES→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2004-05-20
SF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-20 · resigned 2013-06-21
BRINDLEY, Philippa Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2007-09-21
BROWN, Jonathan Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 2000-11-17
CUNIA, Gadi→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2008-12-22
GUTTINGER, Antoine Jean Yves→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2006-04-30
HECKER, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-04-24
HOWIE, William→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-03-04 · resigned 2008-10-03
KITLEY, Robert Gowan→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2008-04-25
KNIGHT, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-02
LAMB, Timothy James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2004-01-29
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 1996-03-21
MEIKLE, James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-05-31 · resigned 1997-07-01
MUGNIERY, Jean Jacques Marie Mathieu→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2003-12-31
PLOUVIN, Olivier→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2016-02-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/05/1998 | 18/01/2005 |
Recent filings (112 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-08-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-05-17
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-09-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-06-21
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP04
2013-06-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2013-06-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-04-23