VION FOOD SCOTLAND LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC030981 · ltd · incorporated 1955-08-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Net worth
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Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 63.8y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 63.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 65/100 (specialist).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
44 officers (2 active, 44 linked, 39 with DOB)
88
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
280 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (134 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2025-08-20
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-05-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
    insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
  4. 2021-03-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2021-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-19
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  7. 2021-02-19
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  8. 2021-02-19
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  9. 2020-04-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-11
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  12. 2019-10-23
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  13. 2019-10-23
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  14. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    MORSSINK, Johannes Petrus Maria appointed
    director
  15. 2018-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    SLIEPENBEEK, Joost Lambert Maria resigned
    director
  17. 2018-10-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-01
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  20. 2018-10-01
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  21. 2018-10-01
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  22. 2018-06-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2018-05-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2018-04-10
    ➖
    TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2018-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2017-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  27. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    SLIEPENBEEK, Joost Lambert Maria appointed
    director
  28. 2015-05-18
    ➖
    STRAATHOF, Jacobus Johannes Maria resigned
    director
  29. 2014-07-01
    ➖
    BECKERS, Peter Maria Jacobus resigned
    director
  30. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    STRAATHOF, Jacobus Johannes Maria appointed
    director
  31. 2014-01-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #18
  32. 2014-01-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #17
  33. 2013-07-18
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 2013-07-18
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2013-06-25
    ➕
    ABBITT, Leon Barry appointed
    director
  36. 2013-06-25
    ➕
    BECKERS, Peter Maria Jacobus appointed
    director
  37. 2013-06-25
    ➖
    MILLER, Peter John resigned
    director
  38. 2013-06-25
    ➖
    PERALTA, Jose resigned
    director
  39. 2013-06-25
    ➖
    STEVEN, Mark Alexander resigned
    director
  40. 2013-04-09
    ➖
    VERNAUS, Louis Antoine Maria resigned
    director
  41. 2013-03-25
    ➖
    KUSTERS, Maarten resigned
    director
  42. 2013-01-15
    ➖
    CARR, Seamus resigned
    director
  43. 2012-07-12
    ➕
    CARR, Seamus appointed
    director
  44. 2012-03-16
    ➖
    FRANCIS, Stephen Ronald William resigned
    director
  45. 2012-03-01
    ➕
    KUSTERS, Maarten appointed
    director
  46. 2012-02-01
    ➖
    CHRISTIAANSE, Anthony Martin resigned
    director
  47. 2011-04-19
    ➕
    STEVEN, Mark Alexander appointed
    director
  48. 2010-10-29
    ➖
    MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  49. 2010-10-29
    ➕
    TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  50. 2010-06-11
    ➖
    THURSTON, William resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 134 events

Owner dependency

73/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-08-20

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-08-20: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2025-05-20: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Vion Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vion Food Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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VION FOOD SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC030981

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vion Food Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1955-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

4 Atlantic Quay
70 York Street
Glasgow
G2 8JX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2020-04-05

Officers (0 active · 42 resigned)

ABBITT, Leon Barry→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORSSINK, Johannes Petrus Maria→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Logan→
secretary · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
IAIN SMITH AND COMPANY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 2007-05-18
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2008-08-11
Resigned
MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-11 · resigned 2010-10-29
Resigned
TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-10-29 · resigned 2018-04-10
Resigned
BALL, Christopher John→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-02-01 · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
BECKERS, Peter Maria Jacobus→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-06-25 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
BRAND, William→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
BROWN, John Ian→
director · ~87y · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
CARR, Seamus→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-07-12 · resigned 2013-01-15
Resigned
CHRISTIAANSE, Anthony Martin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-08-11 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned
COLLINS, Stephen John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1990-03-23 · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Archibald Macdonald→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
CURRIE, James Hunter→
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Resigned
DUNCAN, Alfred John→
director · ~84y · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 2008-08-11
Resigned
FRANCIS, Stephen Ronald William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2012-03-16
Resigned
HALL, David Robertson→
director · ~94y · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
HALL, Duncan Andrew Harrison→
director · ~78y · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

16
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/07/201315/01/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/07/201315/01/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property29/05/200715/08/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property29/05/200715/08/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property07/12/199818/01/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties
Standard security3 properties21/09/199815/08/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
Bond & floating charge1 property28/07/199815/08/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property12/08/199618/01/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property07/08/199618/01/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property31/08/199516/10/1996
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property18/06/199226/01/1998
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property16/03/199211/12/1997
satisfied
County Council of West Lothian
Standard security1 property11/05/197326/01/1998
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property08/03/197306/08/1996
satisfied
West Lothian County Council
Disposition ex facie absolute & supplementary minute of agreement1 property22/03/196616/10/1996
satisfied
West Lothian County Council, County Buildings, Linlithgow
Disposition by david A. hall LTD in favour of west lothian county council and relative minute of agreement between the council and the company1 property24/08/196216/10/1996

Recent filings (280 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2025-08-20
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
2025-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-02-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-02-19
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2019-11-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2019-11-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2019-10-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2019-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-11-01