THE PRINCE'S TRUST YOUTH BUSINESS SCOTLAND

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SC097426 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1986-02-20

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

34 officers (3 active, 34 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

164 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth 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 (80 events)Click to expand

2014-07-11
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-07-11
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Company dissolved
2014-03-21
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-03-10
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-08-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-23
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-07-22
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LEASK, Geoffrey resigned
director
2013-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-05-25
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GRAY, Heather Margaret resigned
director
2013-02-20
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2012-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-11-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-05-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MEM/ARTS
2012-05-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-05-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-05-11
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change-of-name-request-comments
change-of-name · NM06
2012-05-11
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2012-05-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-04-25
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officers · AP01
2012-04-25
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officers · AP01
2012-04-25
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officers · AP01
2012-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-04-25
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-04-25
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-04-25
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-04-25
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-04-20
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KENNEDY, Alan appointed
director
2012-04-20
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MILBURN, Martina Jane, Dame appointed
director
2012-04-20
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ANDERSON, John Crawford resigned
director
2012-04-20
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BEATTIE, Gordon James Watson resigned
director
2012-04-20
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BENEDETTI, Giovanni resigned
director
2012-04-20
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GRAY, Heather Margaret appointed
director
2012-04-20
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HUNTER, Thomas Blane, Sir resigned
director
2012-04-20
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LEASK, Geoffrey appointed
director
2012-04-20
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MACPHERSON, Agnes Lawrie Addie Shonaig resigned
director
2012-04-20
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MARSHALL, Natasha Ann resigned
director
2012-04-20
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MONE, Michelle Georgina resigned
director
2012-04-20
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WILSON, Lena Cooper resigned
director
2012-03-31
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BEATTIE, Gillian Jane appointed
secretary
2012-03-31
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STRUDWICK, CBE, Mark Jeremy, Major General resigned
secretary
2011-11-02
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HAUGHEY, William, Lord resigned
director
2009-09-09
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GOLDIE, Annabel Macnicoll resigned
director
2009-04-24
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HAUGHEY, William, Lord appointed
director
2009-02-06
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DENHOLM, Alastair Kennedy resigned
director
2007-07-25
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HUGHES, William Young resigned
director
2007-07-25
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MARSHALL, Natasha Ann appointed
director
2006-08-25
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ANDERSON, John Crawford appointed
director
2006-01-27
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MACPHERSON, Agnes Lawrie Addie Shonaig appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 80 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 69 — 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 69. 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 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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 2014-07-11

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1986-02-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor Portland House

17 Renfield Street

Glasgow

G2 5AH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2013-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 31 resigned)

BEATTIE, Gillian Jane→

secretary · appointed 2012-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KENNEDY, Alan→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILBURN, Martina Jane, Dame→

director · ~69y · appointed 2012-04-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COOPER, David Wallace→

secretary · resigned 2000-11-03

Resigned

STRUDWICK, CBE, Mark Jeremy, Major General→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-06 · resigned 2012-03-31

Resigned

THOMSON, Gordon Anderson→

secretary · resigned 1989-11-14

Resigned

ANDERSON, John Crawford→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-08-25 · resigned 2012-04-20

Resigned

BEATTIE, Gordon James Watson→

director · ~72y · appointed 1998-12-22 · resigned 2012-04-20

Resigned

BENEDETTI, Giovanni→

director · ~83y · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 2012-04-20

Resigned

BRINDLE, Anthony Warwick→

director · ~76y · appointed 1995-03-18 · resigned 1996-05-01

Resigned

CARMICHAEL, Peter→

director · ~93y · resigned 1991-01-29

Resigned

COOPER, David Wallace→

director · ~92y · appointed 1992-04-28 · resigned 2000-11-03

Resigned

DENHOLM, Alastair Kennedy→

director · ~90y · resigned 2009-02-06

Resigned

DUGDALE BRADLEY, John Peter, Mr.→

director · ~85y · appointed 1993-07-27 · resigned 1997-10-28

Resigned

EADIE, Gerard James Patrick→

director · ~74y · resigned 1990-04-30

Resigned

ELLIOT, Gerald Henry, Sir→

director · ~103y · resigned 1994-01-31

Resigned

FASS, Michael John→

director · ~82y · resigned 1997-10-28

Resigned

GOLDIE, Annabel Macnicoll→

director · ~76y · appointed 1995-03-18 · resigned 2009-09-09

Resigned

GRAY, Heather Margaret→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2013-05-25

Resigned

HARDIE, Douglas Fleming, Sir→

director · ~103y · resigned 2002-11-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (164 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2014-07-11

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2014-03-21

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2014-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2013-08-14

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

annual-return · AR01

2013-08-13

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-07-23

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-07-22

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2013-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2012-12-06

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

annual-return · AR01

2012-11-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address

address · AD01

2012-09-26

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MEM/ARTS

2012-05-16

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2012-05-16

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2012-05-16

change-of-name-request-comments

change-of-name · NM06

2012-05-11