REDROOF ENTERPRISES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC314201 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-08
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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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9800
Sector: Activities of households
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 (78/100, director aged 65). 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 (47/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2010-11-26📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-11-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-08-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-06-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2009-05-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2008-02-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-05-17📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-05-04📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-05-04📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2007-05-04📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-05-04📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-04-23➕MACMILLAN, Carol Sarah Agnes appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-23➖1924 NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-30📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-01-30📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-01-30📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-01-25➕MACMILLAN, Carol Sarah Agnes appointeddirector
- 2007-01-25➕MACMILLAN, Gordon Wales, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-01-25➖1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-01-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2007-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs REDROOF ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2007-01-08➕1924 NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-08➕1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-01-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
91/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 2010-11-26
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC9800 — SIC 9800
Registered office
Chapelshade House
78-84 Bell Street
Dundee
Tayside
DD1 1HW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
MACMILLAN, Carol Sarah Agnes→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-04-23
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MACMILLAN, Carol Sarah Agnes→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-25
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MACMILLAN, Gordon Wales, Dr→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-01-25
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1924 NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2007-04-23
1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2007-01-25
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Recent filings (15 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-11-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-08-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2009-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2009-05-01
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-02-01
legacy
address · 287
2007-05-17
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-05-04
legacy
capital · 88(2)R
2007-05-04
legacy
address · 287
2007-05-04
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-05-04
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-01-30
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-01-30
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-01-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2007-01-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2007-01-08