MARISCHAL APARTMENTS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC470458 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-20
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
56/100
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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 56/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-03-28
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2023-03-28
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-01-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-01-04
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2022-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-01
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2020-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-18
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2015-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-03-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARISCHAL APARTMENTS LIMITED
  20. 2014-02-20
    ➕
    GOWANS, Darren Victor Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-20
    ➕
    GOWANS, Dean John Ronald appointed
    director
  22. 2014-02-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-03-28

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Dunbar House Dunbar House
52 King's Gate
Aberdeen
AB15 4DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2021-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

GOWANS, Darren Victor Edward→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-20
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GOWANS, Dean John Ronald→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-02-20
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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-03-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-01-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-18