CAPRICORN EXPLORATION LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC307662 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-29
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 1110
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (52/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
32 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 (35 events)Click to expand
- 2012-06-08📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-06-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-02-17📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-02-06📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-07-11➖GAMMELL, William Benjamin Bowring, Sir resigneddirector
- 2011-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-06-30➖THOMS, Malcolm Shaw resigneddirector
- 2011-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2010-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-10-01📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-09-18📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-09-12📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-15📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2007-09-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-08-06📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-04-03➕BROWN, Janice Margaret appointeddirector
- 2007-04-03➕THOMSON, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2007-04-03➕GAMMELL, William Benjamin Bowring, Sir appointeddirector
- 2007-04-03➕THOMS, Malcolm Shaw appointeddirector
- 2006-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPRICORN EXPLORATION LIMITED
- 2006-08-29➕WOOD, Duncan Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-29➕WATTS, Michael John, Dr appointeddirector
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 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 2012-06-08
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC1110 — SIC 1110
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 9BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
WOOD, Duncan Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-08-29
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BROWN, Janice Margaret→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-04-03
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THOMSON, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-03
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WATTS, Michael John, Dr→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-08-29
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GAMMELL, William Benjamin Bowring, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-04-03 · resigned 2011-07-11
THOMS, Malcolm Shaw→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-04-03 · resigned 2011-06-30
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Recent filings (32 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-04-30
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-02-17
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-02-06
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-10-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2010-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-21