THE TIME CAPSULE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC240903 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-09
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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
14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
42 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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-05-18
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2012-05-18
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2012-01-27
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2012-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2012-01-13
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2011-12-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2011-01-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2011-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  9. 2011-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2011-01-14
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2011-01-14
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    officers · CH01
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  15. 2011-01-14
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2010-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-11-02
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    CLARKE, James resigned
    director
  18. 2010-03-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2009-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-01-09
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  21. 2009-01-06
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  22. 2009-01-06
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  23. 2008-12-30
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  24. 2008-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2008-12-02
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    BURNS, Frank appointed
    director
  26. 2008-12-02
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    ROSS, Deborah appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-13
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    MACKENZIE, Robert Charles resigned
    director
  28. 2008-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2008-01-03
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  30. 2007-06-19
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  31. 2007-05-17
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    FERRIE, John Cleary appointed
    director
  32. 2007-05-17
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    LYLE, Richard resigned
    director
  33. 2007-04-02
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    MURRAY, Margaret June appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-04-02
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    KILGOUR, Walter Bottomley resigned
    secretary
  35. 2006-05-30
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    MCCLUNG, Samuel Mcseveney resigned
    director
  36. 2006-03-30
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    CLARKE, James appointed
    director
  37. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Robert Charles appointed
    director
  38. 2006-01-10
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    MURRAY, Edward Gerald resigned
    director
  39. 2005-04-05
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    PANTON, Robert Dounie resigned
    director
  40. 2002-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As THE TIME CAPSULE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
  41. 2002-12-09
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    GAMBLE, Derek appointed
    director
  42. 2002-12-09
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    LOGUE, James, Councillor appointed
    director
  43. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    SMITH, James appointed
    director
  44. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    KILGOUR, Walter Bottomley appointed
    secretary
  45. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    LYLE, Richard appointed
    director
  46. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    MCCLUNG, Samuel Mcseveney appointed
    director
  47. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    MURRAY, Edward Gerald appointed
    director
  48. 2002-12-09
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    PANTON, Robert Dounie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 2012-05-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487

Registered office

The Time Capsule
Buchanan Street
Coatbridge
North Lanarkshire
ML5 1ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)

MURRAY, Margaret June→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-02
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Active
BURNS, Frank→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-12-02
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Active
FERRIE, John Cleary→
director · ~93y · appointed 2007-05-17
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Active
GAMBLE, Derek→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-12-09
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Active
LOGUE, James, Councillor→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-12-09
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Active
ROSS, Deborah→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-12-02
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Active
SMITH, James→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-12-09
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Active
KILGOUR, Walter Bottomley→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2007-04-02
Resigned
CLARKE, James→
director · ~91y · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2010-11-02
Resigned
LYLE, Richard→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2007-05-17
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Robert Charles→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2008-10-13
Resigned
MCCLUNG, Samuel Mcseveney→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2006-05-30
Resigned
MURRAY, Edward Gerald→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned
PANTON, Robert Dounie→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2005-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-05-18
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-01-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2011-12-15
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2011-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-12-16