BAIRD & COMPANY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC350731 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-03
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
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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 (49/100)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 (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2012-07-20📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2012-07-20🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-03-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2012-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2012-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2011-11-01➖HAMILTON, Ronald Grant resigneddirector
- 2011-10-31➖CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford resigneddirector
- 2011-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-09-23➖MACDONALD, Robert Fraser resigneddirector
- 2008-11-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-17📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BAIRD & COMPANY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-11-03➕HAYWOOD, Iain David Cairns appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➕MCANDREW, John Paton appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➕WILLIAMS, Douglas Harry appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➕CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➕HAMILTON, Ronald Grant appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➕HOGG, Raymond Stewart appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➖HOGG, Raymond Stewart resigneddirector
- 2008-11-03➕MACDONALD, Robert Fraser appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03📄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 17 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 2012-07-20
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999
Registered office
2 Park Place
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1XL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)
HAYWOOD, Iain David Cairns→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCANDREW, John Paton→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Douglas Harry→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-11-03
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CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2011-10-31
HAMILTON, Ronald Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2011-11-01
HOGG, Raymond Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2008-11-03
MACDONALD, Robert Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2009-09-23
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Recent filings (17 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2012-07-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2012-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-07-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-08-20
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-10-09
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-11-17
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-11-17
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-11-17
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-11-17
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-11-17
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-11-17