ANDREW CARMICHAEL LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC164591 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-01
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
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7440
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
39 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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 (35 events)Click to expand
- 2010-11-19📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-11-19🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-06-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-16📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-07-07📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-08-30📄legacycapital · 123
- 2005-08-17📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-08-17📍legacyaddress · 353
- 2005-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-04-06📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-06-26📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-06-26📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2003-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-07-16📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2002-07-16📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2002-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2001-07-11📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2001-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 1996-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW CARMICHAEL LIMITED
- 1996-04-01➕MONTGOMERY, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-01➕KELLY, Mary appointeddirector
- 1996-04-01➕MONTGOMERY, Margaret appointeddirector
- 1996-04-01➕ROSS, Elliot Wallace appointeddirector
- 1996-04-01➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-04-01➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-04-01➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1996-04-01➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-11-19
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7440 — SIC 7440
Registered office
36 Burnside Avenue
Brookfield
Renfrewshire
PA5 8UT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
MONTGOMERY, Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-04-01
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Active
MONTGOMERY, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1996-04-01
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ROSS, Elliot Wallace→
Activedirector · ~90y · appointed 1996-04-01
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REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1996-04-01
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1996-04-01
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Recent filings (39 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-11-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-01-28
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-01-28
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-01-31
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-01-24
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-01-27
legacy
capital · 123
2005-08-30
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2005-08-17
legacy
address · 353
2005-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-01-25