O S HAMILTON LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC312979 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-04
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
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 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2010-10-08📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-10-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-03-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2010-03-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-12-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-02-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-08-15📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-25📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-07-24📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-02-29📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-01-29📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2007-11-15📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2007-11-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-07-04📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-07-04📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-07-04📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-07-04📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-07-04📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-06-14📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2007-05-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2007-05-18➕BRIGGS, Kirsteen appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-18➕BRIGGS, Kirsteen appointeddirector
- 2007-05-18➕BROWN, John appointeddirector
- 2007-05-18➖DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-05-18➖DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-04-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2006-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs O S HAMILTON LIMITED
- 2006-12-04➕DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-04➕DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-12-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 2010-10-08
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
Henderson Loggie Sinclair Wood
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BRIGGS, Kirsteen→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2007-05-18
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Active
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2007-05-18
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2007-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 09/11/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-10-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-06-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2010-03-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-03-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-15
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-02-25
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-08-15
legacy
address · 287
2008-07-25
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-07-24
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-02-29
legacy
accounts · 225
2008-01-29
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2007-11-15
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-07-04
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-07-04
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-07-04