THE SCOTTISH BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TRUST LIMITED

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SC077741 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-03-02

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

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). 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: low (53/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (3 active, 35 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

148 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2015-09-25
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-09-25
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Company dissolved
2015-06-05
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-06-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-27
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dissolution · DS01
2015-04-24
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DUNDAS-BEKKER, Henrietta May resigned
director
2015-04-24
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HOUSTON, Mark John resigned
director
2015-04-24
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officers · TM01
2015-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-06-03
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annual-return · AR01
2014-06-02
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accounts · AA
2013-06-17
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annual-return · AR01
2013-06-05
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accounts · AA
2013-04-15
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officers · TM01
2013-04-15
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officers · TM01
2013-04-02
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FLOCKHART, Thomas resigned
director
2013-04-02
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GRAHAM, Robert Bishop resigned
director
2012-06-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2012-06-01
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accounts · AA
2012-03-15
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officers · AP01
2012-02-01
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HOUSTON, Mark John appointed
director
2011-06-03
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accounts · AA
2011-06-02
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annual-return · AR01
2011-05-26
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officers · TM01
2011-05-23
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MARSHALL, Natasha Ann resigned
director
2010-11-24
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accounts · AA01
2010-06-09
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annual-return · AR01
2010-05-18
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officers · CH01
2010-05-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-11-30
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officers · TM01
2009-11-16
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FARMER, Thomas, Sir resigned
director
2009-11-16
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SCOTT, Malcolm James resigned
director
2009-09-03
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GRAHAM, Robert Bishop appointed
director
2009-09-03
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KENNEDY, John Anthony Bingham resigned
director
2009-09-03
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MARSHALL, Natasha Ann appointed
director
2009-05-11
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FINDLAY, Richard resigned
director
2008-07-07
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BURNET, Jeremy Morton resigned
director
2007-12-17
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DUNDAS-BEKKER, Henrietta May appointed
director
2007-12-17
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FLOCKHART, Thomas appointed
director
2006-11-09
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TISO, Christopher appointed
director
2006-11-09
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FINDLAY, Richard appointed
director
2006-11-09
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MOULSDALE, David Charles resigned
director
2005-08-17
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SOUTER, Brian, Sir resigned
director
2005-08-15
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BOWES-LYON, David James resigned
director
2005-07-30
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KENNEDY, John Anthony Bingham appointed
director
2005-07-30
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SCOTT, Malcolm James appointed
director
2005-07-01
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THOMPSON, Hugh Macrae resigned
director
2004-06-28
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WEBSTER, David Gordon Comyn resigned
director

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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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-09-25

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1982-03-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4th Floor

Saltire Court

20 Castle Terrace

Edinburgh

EH1 2EN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2013-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 32 resigned)

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-10-16

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Active

HUGHES, David→

director · ~67y · appointed 1999-11-30

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Active

TISO, Christopher→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-11-09

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Active

DUNDAS & WILSON CS→

corporate-secretary · resigned 1998-10-16

Resigned

BARBER, Joe Millar→

director · ~95y · resigned 1996-10-11

Resigned

BAXTER, William Gordon→

director · ~108y · appointed 1991-12-11 · resigned 1998-08-01

Resigned

BIRRELL, David→

director · ~102y · resigned 1995-10-24

Resigned

BOWES-LYON, David James→

director · ~79y · resigned 2005-08-15

Resigned

BURNET, Jeremy Morton→

director · ~88y · resigned 2008-07-07

Resigned

CRICHTON STUART, John, Marquess Of Bute→

director · ~93y · resigned 1993-07-21

Resigned

DUNDAS-BEKKER, Althea Enid Phillipa→

director · ~87y · appointed 1996-11-28 · resigned 2004-06-25

Resigned

DUNDAS-BEKKER, Althea Enid Phillipa→

director · ~87y · appointed 1991-12-11 · resigned 1996-05-29

Resigned

DUNDAS-BEKKER, Henrietta May→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2015-04-24

Resigned

FARMER, Thomas, Sir→

director · ~86y · appointed 1997-03-21 · resigned 2009-11-16

Resigned

FINDLAY, Richard→

director · ~83y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2009-05-11

Resigned

FLOCKHART, Thomas→

director · ~77y · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2013-04-02

Resigned

GOODWIN, Frederick Anderson, Sir→

director · ~68y · appointed 2001-11-12 · resigned 2004-01-09

Resigned

GRAHAM, Robert Bishop→

director · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-03 · resigned 2013-04-02

Resigned

GRANT, Ian David, Sir→

director · ~83y · appointed 1994-06-30 · resigned 2004-01-09

Resigned

GRANT, Matthew Alistair, Sir→

director · ~89y · resigned 2001-01-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (148 total)

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gazette · GAZ2(A)

2015-09-25

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2015-06-05

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date

annual-return · AR01

2015-06-04

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2015-05-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2015-04-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2015-04-24

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2014-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2014-06-02

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2013-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2013-06-05

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-04-15

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-04-15

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2012-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2012-06-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2012-03-15