CONSTRUCTION LICENSING EXECUTIVE (2002) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC227010 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-01-16
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
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4525
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
28 officers (10 active, 28 linked, 25 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
78 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
85
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 (73 events)Click to expand
- 2012-04-06📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-04-06🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-12-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-12-05📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-07-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-01-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-09-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2009-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-11📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-02-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-02-03📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-21➕DON, Nigel Anderson appointeddirector
- 2008-12-24📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2008-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-28📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-04-28📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-12-11➕DALY, Kenneth Stephen appointeddirector
- 2007-12-11➖BOOTH, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-29➕CORNISH, John Philip, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-10-29➕DYER, Robert appointeddirector
- 2007-10-29➕ROGERS, Ian Hart appointeddirector
- 2007-10-29➖CASSIE, William James resigneddirector
- 2007-10-29➖DAWSON, Peter Thomas resigneddirector
- 2007-10-29➖MUIR, Kenneth Arthur resigneddirector
- 2007-10-29➖MUNGALL, Irene Crighton Chisholm resigneddirector
- 2007-10-29➖NICOLSON, George resigneddirector
- 2007-10-09➕BURGON, Robert Douglas appointeddirector
- 2007-10-09➕LEVACK, Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-10-09➕MCGUINESS, David Newell appointeddirector
- 2007-07-12➖MCAULEY, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2007-01-19➖CORMACK, John resigneddirector
- 2007-01-19➖WATT, Lynn Marion Greig resigneddirector
- 2006-10-04➕BOOTH, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-04➖REID, Martin resignedsecretary
- 2006-08-02➖PRATT, Allyn William resigneddirector
- 2006-08-01➖HUTCHEON, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2005-05-13➕MUIR, Kenneth Arthur appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➖WATSON, Jack Turnbull resigneddirector
- 2005-04-19➖BURGON, Robert Douglas resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 2012-04-06
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC4525 — SIC 4525
Registered office
272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 18 resigned)
BURGON, Robert Douglas→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-10-09
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COCHRANE, Douglas Neil→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-12-28
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CORNISH, John Philip, Dr→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2007-10-29
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DALY, Kenneth Stephen→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-12-11
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DON, Nigel Anderson→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2009-01-21
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DYER, Robert→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-10-29
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Active
LEVACK, Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-10-09
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MCGUINESS, David Newell→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-10-09
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ROGERS, Ian Hart→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-10-29
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BOOTH, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2007-12-11
BURGON, Robert Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2005-04-19
REID, Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2006-10-04
BURGON, Robert Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-04-12
CASSIE, William James→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2007-10-29
CORMACK, John→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2007-01-19
DAWSON, Peter Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2007-10-29
FLETCHER, John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2004-12-28
GOODWIN, Michael David→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-04-12
HUTCHEON, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2006-08-01
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Recent filings (78 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-04-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-12-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-08-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2011-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2010-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-07-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-20