CLIVE CHRISTIAN GLASGOW LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC206443 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-19
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 25.4y 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 5244
Sector: Transportation & storage
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 71). 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 25.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.4 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 (48/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2010-11-19📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-11-19🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-30📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-07-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2009-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-06-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-10-28📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-09-27➖GOODBRAND, Ian resigneddirector
- 2008-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-14📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-08-07📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-05-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-05-19📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2005-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-06-01📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-07-27📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-24📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2002-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-06📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2002-08-06📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2002-07-31➕MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-07-31➖MORISON BISHOP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-05-03📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2000-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2000-05-02➕HARRISON, Sidney Hall appointeddirector
- 2000-05-02➕GOODBRAND, Ian appointeddirector
- 2000-05-02➖GROSSET, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2000-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CLIVE CHRISTIAN GLASGOW LIMITED
- 2000-04-19➕MORISON BISHOP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-04-19➕GROSSET, Alan George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 26 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
Incorporated2000-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC5244 — SIC 5244
Registered office
Erskine House
68 Queen Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 4NN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-31
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HARRISON, Sidney Hall→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-05-02
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MORISON BISHOP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-04-19 · resigned 2002-07-31
GOODBRAND, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2008-09-27
GROSSET, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2000-04-19 · resigned 2000-05-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/11/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-10-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-07-30
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-11-04
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-06-15
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-09-02
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-10-22
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-05-14
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-07-25
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-05-19
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-05-19