MORTGAGE & INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC193115 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-03
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 18.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 6523
Sector: Financial & insurance
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 (65/100, director aged 59). 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
1 live charge · oldest 18.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.4 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: low (49/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 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 (34 events)Click to expand
- 2014-03-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-03-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-11-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-04-25📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2013-02-22📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-03-24📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2012-03-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-09-02📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2011-07-29📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-01-19📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2010-10-29📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2009-11-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-09-26📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2009-06-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2009-05-12📄legacydissolution · 652a
- 2008-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-02-05📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-23📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2007-11-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2007-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-13📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-02-19📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2006-03-14📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-03-14📄legacyannual-return · 363(287)
- 2005-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-03-09📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 1999-11-17➕WALKER, Sharon Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-17➕WALKER, John appointeddirector
- 1999-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs MORTGAGE & INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 1999-02-03➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1999-02-03➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1999-02-03➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1999-02-03➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-03-07
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC6523 — SIC 6523
Registered office
206 Kilmarnock Road
Shawlands
Glasgow
G43 1TY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
WALKER, Sharon Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-11-17
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WALKER, John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-11-17
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REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-03 · resigned 1999-02-03
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1999-02-03 · resigned 1999-02-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/11/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-03-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-11-15
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2013-04-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-02-22
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2012-03-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-03-16
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2011-09-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-07-29
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2011-01-19
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-10-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-11-18
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2009-09-26
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2009-06-05
legacy
dissolution · 652a
2009-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-08-28