ALDON 5 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC654398 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-13
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
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
70
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-06-04
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2024-06-04
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-04-18
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2024-03-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2024-03-07
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2023-02-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-07-23
    PARTTIL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  12. 2021-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-08-21
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  14. 2020-02-21
    PARTTIL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  15. 2020-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALDON 5 LIMITED
  16. 2020-02-13
    SPENCE, Stuart John appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 2024-06-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart John Spence
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/02/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

SPENCE, Stuart John
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-02-13
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Active
PARTTIL LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2020-02-21 · resigned 2021-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-06-04
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2024-04-18
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-03-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2020-08-21