R & A DYNAMICS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC224174 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-12
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
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). 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).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
90
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2013-08-23📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2013-08-23🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-05-10➖WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2013-05-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2013-05-03📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-04-18📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-08-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2011-08-10➕REID, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2011-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-09📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2008-11-27📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-11-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-02-01📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-09-13📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-10-27📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-10-27📄legacyannual-return · 363(287)
- 2001-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs R & A DYNAMICS LIMITED
- 2001-10-12➕MACDONALD, Reginald Somerled appointeddirector
- 2001-10-12➕WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 2013-08-23
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Willow House Kestrel View
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
North Lanarkshire
ML4 3PB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
MACDONALD, Reginald Somerled→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2001-10-12
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REID, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-08-10
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-12 · resigned 2013-05-10
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Recent filings (36 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-08-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2013-05-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-05-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-12-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-11-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2011-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-11-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-01-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-11-09