TOSCANA & CALEDONIA LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC551889 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-06
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
—
year to Dec 2020
Net worth
£16.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,160
Net assets shrinking
Down £600 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£17kDec 2019Dec 2020

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2020-12-312019-12-31
Total assets£16.2k£16.8k
Current assets£16.8k£16.8k
Net assets£16.2k£16.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-12-26
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2023-12-26
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-01-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2022-11-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2022-01-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-08
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2021-11-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-05-01
    ➕
    TAIT, William appointed
    director
  13. 2018-12-17
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-12-17
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-12-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2018-12-14
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2018-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-03-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-03-01
    ➕
    MOORE, John Clark appointed
    director
  21. 2017-12-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, James Neil appointed
    director
  23. 2017-12-01
    ➖
    MOORE, Claire Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2017-12-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2017-12-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2016-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TOSCANA & CALEDONIA LTD
  27. 2016-12-06
    ➕
    MOORE, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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 2023-12-26

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

20 Ballater Drive
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 1BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

MCALLISTER, James Neil→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Active
MOORE, John Clark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-01
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Active
TAIT, William→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Active
MOORE, Claire Elizabeth→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-12-06 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-12-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-01-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2018-12-17