COMMUNITY BUSINESS SCOTLAND NETWORK LIMITED

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SC106472 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-09-07

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (65/100).

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

70 officers (6 active, 70 linked, 61 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

192 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth 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 (155 events)Click to expand

2015-07-17
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-07-17
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Company dissolved
2015-03-27
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-03-12
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dissolution · DS01
2014-12-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-12-11
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-10-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-05-08
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-03-31
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TUFFS, Alan John resigned
director
2013-01-23
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officers · AP01
2013-01-23
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officers · AP01
2012-12-20
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GREENAWAY, Lesley appointed
director
2012-12-20
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SIMPSON, Frances Jane appointed
director
2012-12-05
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annual-return · AR01
2012-12-05
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address
address · AD02
2012-12-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2012-12-04
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accounts · AA
2012-04-24
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officers · TM01
2012-03-31
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SADDINGTON, Mark resigned
director
2011-12-13
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annual-return · AR01
2011-12-13
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officers · TM01
2011-12-12
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PEARCE, John Howard resigned
director
2011-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-12-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-12-09
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address · AD03
2010-12-09
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change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2010-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-12-03
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annual-return · AR01
2009-06-11
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RICHMOND, Jennifer Dewar appointed
secretary
2009-06-11
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TUFFS, Alan John resigned
secretary
2008-12-16
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KAY, Alan Menzies appointed
director
2008-12-16
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SPILSBURY, David John resigned
director
2008-06-18
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SPILSBURY, David John appointed
director
2007-12-14
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BOASE, Patrick Andrew appointed
director
2007-12-14
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KAY, Alan Menzies resigned
director
2007-09-14
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SMITH, Hazel resigned
director
2006-09-04
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BARKER, Elspeth Caroline resigned
director
2006-09-04
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BOASE, Patrick Andrew resigned
director
2006-05-05
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DITCHBURN, Carl appointed
director
2005-11-29
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BOASE, Patrick Andrew appointed
director
2005-11-29
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METEYARD, Martin Thomas resigned
director
2005-11-29
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RUSSELL, John resigned
director
2005-11-29
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SMITH, Hazel appointed
director
2005-11-29
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TIMMINS, Jeanette resigned
director
2005-05-16
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HUNTER, Ian Walter resigned
director
2005-05-16
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METEYARD, Martin Thomas appointed
director
2005-01-31
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CULLENS, Mark resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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 2015-07-17

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1987-09-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

86 Cornhill Terrace

Edinburgh

EH6 8EQ

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2014-03-31

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