WGD037 LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC460180 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-26
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
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 61/100 (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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
75
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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2015-07-10📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-07-10🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-03-20📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-03-05📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-09-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2014-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2014-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2014-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2014-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2014-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2014-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2014-04-18➕BROWN, Robert Muirhead Birnie appointeddirector
- 2014-04-18➕SEMPLE, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2014-04-18➕SETTER, William George appointeddirector
- 2014-04-18➖JESSIMAN, Scott resigneddirector
- 2014-04-18➖SLESSOR, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2014-04-18➖WATSON, Christopher Edward Milne resigneddirector
- 2013-12-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs WGD037 LIMITED
- 2013-09-26➕BROWN, Robert Muirhead Birnie appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-26➕JESSIMAN, Scott appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26➕SLESSOR, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26➕WATSON, Christopher Edward Milne appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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 2015-07-10
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
John Wood House
Greenwell Road
Aberdeen
AB12 3AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
BROWN, Robert Muirhead Birnie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-09-26
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BROWN, Robert Muirhead Birnie→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-18
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SEMPLE, Alan George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-18
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SETTER, William George→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-18
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JESSIMAN, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2014-04-18
SLESSOR, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2014-04-18
WATSON, Christopher Edward Milne→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2014-04-18
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-07-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-03-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-03-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2014-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2014-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2014-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2014-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2013-12-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2013-09-26