GEORGIAN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC192711 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-21
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 26.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2016
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
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 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.8 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£262

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2016-06-30
Total assets£-262
Current liabilities£262

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-06-06
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2017-06-06
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-03-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2017-03-15
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    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-03-07
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  6. 2017-03-02
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  7. 2016-04-27
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  8. 2016-03-31
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  9. 2015-03-30
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  10. 2015-02-25
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  11. 2014-03-28
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  12. 2014-01-31
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  13. 2013-03-27
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  14. 2013-02-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-01-29
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  16. 2012-03-29
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  17. 2012-02-01
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  18. 2012-01-27
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  19. 2011-03-28
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  20. 2011-03-16
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  21. 2011-03-16
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  22. 2010-06-18
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    address · AD01
  23. 2010-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  24. 2010-01-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  25. 2010-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2009-11-30
    LUCHINI, Marie resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-07-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1999-07-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1999-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As GEORGIAN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  30. 1999-01-21
    LUCHINI, Carlo appointed
    director
  31. 1999-01-21
    LUCHINI, Marie appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-01-21
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-01-21
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-01-21
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  35. 1999-01-21
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 2017-06-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carlo Luchini
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/01/2017

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
Incorporated1999-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Iais Level One
211 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow
G11 6AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2016-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

LUCHINI, Carlo
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-01-21
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Active
LUCHINI, Marie
secretary · appointed 1999-01-21 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
REID, Brian
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-21 · resigned 1999-01-21
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1999-01-21 · resigned 1999-01-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property28/07/1999
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property23/07/1999
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Recent filings (56 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-06-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-03-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-03-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2017-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-01-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-03-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-03-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-15
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2013-01-29