CALEDONIA REAL ESTATE LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC536351 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-25
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: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (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 (54/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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
25
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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2021-10-26📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2021-10-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2021-08-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28➖BURNETT & REID LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-25➕SNEDDON, Margaret Keenan appointeddirector
- 2018-11-25➕WILSON, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2018-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-21➖GRAHAM, Eunice Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-06-02➕GIDDINS, Alan Keith appointeddirector
- 2016-06-02➖GIDDINS, Alan Keith resignedsecretary
- 2016-06-02➕BURNETT & REID LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-06-02📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2016-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIA REAL ESTATE LIMITED
- 2016-05-25➕GIDDINS, Alan Keith appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-25➕GRAHAM, Eunice Elizabeth appointeddirector
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 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-10-26
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Margaret Keenan Sneddon Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/11/2018 |
Mr Douglas Wilson Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/11/2018 |
Mr Alan Keith Giddins Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Eunice Elizabeth Grahamceased 21/03/2018· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Suite A, Ground Floor
9 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2021-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
GIDDINS, Alan Keith→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2016-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SNEDDON, Margaret Keenan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Douglas→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIDDINS, Alan Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-05-25 · resigned 2016-06-02
BURNETT & REID LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-06-02 · resigned 2021-05-28
GRAHAM, Eunice Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-05-25 · resigned 2018-03-21
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Recent filings (28 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-10-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-11-25