ANGUS ESTATES ARRAT'S MILL LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC245409 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-11
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
63/100
Worth a look
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 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2012-09-21📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-09-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-06-01📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-05-16📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-26➕LAIRD, Simon William David appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-26➖1924 NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-07-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2011-07-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2011-07-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-07📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2010-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-29📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-23📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-05-23📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-05-17📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-05-01➕LAIRD, Simon William David appointeddirector
- 2007-05-01➖1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-03-28📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-22📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2006-07-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2006-03-22📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-02-02📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-03-21📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGUS ESTATES ARRAT'S MILL LIMITED
- 2003-03-11➕1924 NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-03-11➕1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-09-21
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
37 Queen Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 1JX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
LAIRD, Simon William David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-07-26
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LAIRD, Simon William David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-05-01
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1924 NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-11 · resigned 2011-07-26
1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-03-11 · resigned 2007-05-01
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Recent filings (28 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-09-21
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-06-01
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-02-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2011-07-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-07-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-12-08
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-07
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2010-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-02-02
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-02-06
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-03-04