COWDENHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC345466 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-08
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7020
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
70
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 (36 events)Click to expand
- 2012-04-06📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-04-06🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-12-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-07📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-09-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2011-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-08-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2011-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-08-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2011-07-28➕SKENE, Neil appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-28➕SKENE, Donald appointeddirector
- 2011-07-28➕SKENE, Neil appointeddirector
- 2011-07-28➖ASBURY, Eunice Olive resignedsecretary
- 2011-07-28➖ASBURY, David resigneddirector
- 2011-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2010-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-15📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-07-15📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-07-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-07-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-07-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-07-09➕ASBURY, Eunice Olive appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-09➖HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-07-09➕ASBURY, David appointeddirector
- 2008-07-09➖HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-07-09➖HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs COWDENHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2008-07-08➕HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-07-08➕HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-07-08➕HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-07-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 81 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 2012-04-06
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7020 — SIC 7020
Registered office
Skene House Viewfield Road
Viewfield Industrial Estate
Glenrothes
Fife
KY6 2RD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)
Active
SKENE, Donald→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2011-07-28
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Active
ASBURY, Eunice Olive→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-09 · resigned 2011-07-28
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2008-07-09
ASBURY, David→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-07-09 · resigned 2011-07-28
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2008-07-09
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2008-07-09
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-04-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-12-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-09-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2011-09-07
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-08-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-08-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2011-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-04-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-03-11
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-07-22