RAEBURN CHRISTIE TRUSTEES (AM) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC622142 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-02-22
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (73/100).

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-11
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2025-02-11
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-11-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2024-11-14
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RAEBURN CHRISTIE TRUSTEES (AM) LIMITED
  10. 2019-02-22
    BARCLAY, William Douglas appointed
    director
  11. 2019-02-22
    MCDONALD, Callum Anderson appointed
    director
  12. 2019-02-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 2025-02-11

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

12-16 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1PS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2023-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-02-21

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

BARCLAY, William Douglas
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-02-22
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MCDONALD, Callum Anderson
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-02-22
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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-02-11
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-11-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-02-22