SCARBOROUGH CAPITAL LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
08177636 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-13
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
56/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
11 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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2014-03-25📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-03-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-12-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-11-26📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2013-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-08-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2013-08-12➖ESAN, Jacob Babadiya Oyebola resigneddirector
- 2013-01-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-09-03➕ESAN, Jacob Babadiya Oyebola appointeddirector
- 2012-08-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs SCARBOROUGH CAPITAL LIMITED
- 2012-08-13➕ESPLANADE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-08-13➕MCCABE, Scott Richard appointeddirector
- 2012-08-13➕MCCABE, Simon Charles appointeddirector
- 2012-08-13➕ESPLANADE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2012-08-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-03-25
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
Europa House
20 Esplanade
Scarborough
YO11 2AQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
ESPLANADE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-13
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MCCABE, Scott Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-08-13
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MCCABE, Simon Charles→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-08-13
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ESPLANADE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2012-08-13
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ESAN, Jacob Babadiya Oyebola→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-09-03 · resigned 2013-08-12
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Recent filings (11 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-03-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-12-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-10-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-09-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2012-08-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-08-13