N2BDS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC303179 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-31
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
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 (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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
21 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2011-09-16📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-09-16🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-07-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-03-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-20📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2010-01-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-07-11➖MARTIN, Brian resigneddirector
- 2008-06-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-09-26📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-10📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-08-10📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-08-10📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-08-10📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-06-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-06-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-06-12📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2006-06-01➖ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-06-01➖ABERGAN REED LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs N2BDS LIMITED
- 2006-05-31➕MCALLISTER, James Neil appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-31➕CARMICHAEL, Steven William appointeddirector
- 2006-05-31➕GULLAN, Neil Stuart appointeddirector
- 2006-05-31➕MCALLISTER, James Neil appointeddirector
- 2006-05-31➕ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-05-31➕MARTIN, Brian appointeddirector
- 2006-05-31➕ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-05-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 2011-09-16
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| CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC091725 · est 1985 | £131.60M £96.97M–£166.24M | £135.39M | — | 135900 | 41y | 85 | 67y |
| ROBERTSON EDUCATION (ABERDEENSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC209010 · est 2000 | £5.47M £4.03M–£6.91M | — | — | 0 | 25y | 85 | 60y |
| DSF (2003) LIMITED→ SC144009 · est 1993 | £4.70M £3.46M–£5.93M | — | — | 7 | 33y | 87 | 61y |
| FCC (EAST AYRSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC300470 · est 2006 | £3.99M £2.94M–£5.03M | — | — | 0 | 20y | 87 | 60y |
| BLYTH & BLYTH CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED→ SC241155 · est 2002 | £2.78M £2.05M–£3.52M | — | — | 93 | 23y | 87 | 85y |
| SIBCAS LIMITED→ SC052604 · est 1973 | £1.88M £1.39M–£2.38M | — | — | 165 | 53y | 88 | 68y |
| HORIZON (GP) LIMITED→ SC493523 · est 2014 | £45.2k £33.3k–£57.1k | — | — | 6 | 11y | 95 | 66y |
| BURNDENE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC015613 · est 1929 | £14.3k £10.5k–£18.0k | — | — | 0 | 96y | 83 | 63y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499
Registered office
133 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 9BA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
MCALLISTER, James Neil→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-05-31
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CARMICHAEL, Steven William→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-05-31
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GULLAN, Neil Stuart→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-31
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MCALLISTER, James Neil→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-31 · resigned 2006-06-01
MARTIN, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-05-31 · resigned 2008-07-11
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-05-31 · resigned 2006-06-01
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-09-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-05-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-03-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2010-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-02-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2010-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-03-23
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-08-11
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-06-24
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2007-06-18
legacy
officers · 288a
2006-08-10
legacy
officers · 288a
2006-08-10