SCOTTISH LIFE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC177809 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-04-03
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-04-03
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-01-16
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-01-06
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2016-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2015-11-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2015-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2014-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2014-09-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2013-08-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2013-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2012-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  14. 2012-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  15. 2012-08-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-08-08
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2012-07-31
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    SMITH, Ewan Farquharson appointed
    director
  18. 2012-07-31
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    DEANE, John Vincent resigned
    director
  19. 2012-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-08-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2011-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2010-10-14
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  24. 2010-10-14
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  25. 2010-10-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  26. 2010-10-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2007-10-31
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    LANGTON, Paul Frederick Thomas resigned
    director
  28. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    ROYAL LONDON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-06-28
    ➖
    ROSS, Murray John resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    DEANE, John Vincent appointed
    director
  31. 2007-03-31
    ➖
    DUFFIN, Brian James resigned
    director
  32. 2005-06-28
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    LANGTON, Isobel May appointed
    director
  33. 2005-06-28
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    KNEESHAW, David Quinnell resigned
    director
  34. 2004-06-01
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    LANGTON, Paul Frederick Thomas appointed
    director
  35. 2004-01-07
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    RAFIQUE, Conrad Hamilton resigned
    director
  36. 2003-12-18
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    KNEESHAW, David Quinnell appointed
    director
  37. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    NOLAN, John Edward resigned
    director
  38. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    BUDGE, Ruaridh Mackenzie resigned
    director
  39. 2002-09-26
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    RAFIQUE, Conrad Hamilton appointed
    director
  40. 2002-08-31
    ➖
    WALLACE, John resigned
    director
  41. 2001-07-09
    ➕
    ROSS, Murray John appointed
    secretary
  42. 2001-07-01
    ➖
    DUNN, David Craig resigned
    secretary
  43. 1999-01-01
    ➖
    MURRAY, George Malcolm resigned
    director
  44. 1999-01-01
    ➕
    NOLAN, John Edward appointed
    director
  45. 1999-01-01
    ➕
    WALLACE, John appointed
    director
  46. 1998-12-21
    ➕
    BUDGE, Ruaridh Mackenzie appointed
    director
  47. 1997-12-08
    ➕
    DUNN, David Craig appointed
    secretary
  48. 1997-12-08
    ➖
    MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell resigned
    nominee-secretary
  49. 1997-12-08
    ➕
    DUFFIN, Brian James appointed
    director
  50. 1997-12-08
    ➖
    MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell resigned
    nominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-04-03

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2010-10-14: legacy

Group structure

Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited(The) is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited(The)
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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SCOTTISH LIFE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC177809

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited(The)
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

St Andrew House
1 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 14 resigned)

ROYAL LONDON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGTON, Isobel May→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Ewan Farquharson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, David Craig→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 2001-07-01
Resigned
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1997-12-08
Resigned
ROSS, Murray John→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-09 · resigned 2007-06-28
Resigned
BUDGE, Ruaridh Mackenzie→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-12-21 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
DEANE, John Vincent→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
DUFFIN, Brian James→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
KNEESHAW, David Quinnell→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-12-18 · resigned 2005-06-28
Resigned
LANGTON, Paul Frederick Thomas→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
nominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1997-12-08
Resigned
MURRAY, George Malcolm→
director · ~89y · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
NOLAN, John Edward→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
RAFIQUE, Conrad Hamilton→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2004-01-07
Resigned
WALLACE, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2002-08-31
Resigned
WILL, James Robert→
nominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1997-12-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-04-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-01-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-09-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-08-29