THE FOUNDATION FOR ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC145100 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-06-17
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
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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 (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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (1 active, 26 linked, 18 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (74 events)Click to expand
- 2021-03-16📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2021-03-16🏁Company dissolved
- 2020-12-22📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2019-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-24➖FAGG, Andrew Robert resigneddirector
- 2019-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-17➕SOARE, Vernon John appointeddirector
- 2019-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-23➖COLELLA, Anton resigneddirector
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-01-17➕FAGG, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-01-01➖ETTRIDGE, Jean resigneddirector
- 2016-06-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-19➖SMITH, Leslie Robert resignedsecretary
- 2006-12-08➕COLELLA, Anton appointeddirector
- 2006-08-31➖HUDSON, Desmond Gerard resigneddirector
- 2005-01-25➕HUDSON, Desmond Gerard appointeddirector
- 2004-12-31➖MARRIAN, Ian Frederic Young resigneddirector
- 2004-03-15➕SMITH, Leslie Robert appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-12➖SHEPHERD, Sandra resignedsecretary
- 2003-09-30➖EISENBERG, Eva Ruth resigneddirector
- 2003-09-30➕ETTRIDGE, Jean appointeddirector
- 2000-10-23➕EISENBERG, Eva Ruth appointeddirector
- 2000-10-23➖GRIFFIN, Thomas Joseph resigneddirector
- 2000-10-23➖HUMPHRY, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2000-10-23➖KEEBLE, Herbert Ben Curtis, Sir resigneddirector
- 2000-10-23➖MEHEW, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2000-10-23➖STONEFROST, Maurice Frank resigneddirector
- 2000-10-23➖WELCH, Peter John resigneddirector
- 1999-07-30➕SHEPHERD, Sandra appointedsecretary
- 1999-07-30➖WILLIS, Karen Laurel resignedsecretary
- 1998-06-22➖HILL, Janis Lesley resignedsecretary
- 1998-06-22➕WILLIS, Karen Laurel appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-11➖ARMITAGE, Edward Phillip resigneddirector
- 1998-02-11➕HUMPHRY, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1998-01-01➖SHERIDAN, Thomas resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 74 events
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-03-16
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| PPP SERVICES (NORTH AYRSHIRE) LIMITED→ SC294870 · est 2005 | £5.04M £3.78M–£6.30M | — | — | 0 | 20y | 87 | 60y |
| DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC→ SC313681 · est 2006 | £4.97M £3.73M–£6.22M | — | — | 0 | 19y | 90 | 61y |
| PPP SERVICES (NORTH AYRSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC294861 · est 2005 | £4.61M £3.46M–£5.76M | — | — | 0 | 20y | 87 | 60y |
| DSF HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC239681 · est 2002 | £3.91M £2.93M–£4.89M | — | — | 7 | 23y | 87 | 61y |
| FCC (EAST AYRSHIRE) LIMITED→ SC300469 · est 2006 | £3.70M £2.78M–£4.63M | — | — | 0 | 20y | 87 | 60y |
| SCOTS BEARINGS LIMITED→ SC299694 · est 2006 | £3.65M £2.74M–£4.57M | £17.30M | — | 5900 | 20y | 88 | 71y |
| FORFAR HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ SC243126 · est 2003 | £3.12M £2.34M–£3.90M | — | — | 0 | 23y | 85 | 60y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1993-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Ca House
21 Haymarket Yards
Edinburgh
EH12 5BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 25 resigned)
SOARE, Vernon John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-07-17
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HILL, Janis Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1998-06-22
KEMP, Edward Peter, Sir→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 1993-10-13
PHIZACKLEA, Michael Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-10-13 · resigned 1996-03-28
SHEPHERD, Sandra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-30 · resigned 2004-02-12
SMITH, Leslie Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2011-09-19
WILLIS, Karen Laurel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-22 · resigned 1999-07-30
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 1993-06-17
ARMITAGE, Edward Phillip→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-06-09 · resigned 1998-02-11
COLELLA, Anton→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-12-08 · resigned 2018-03-23
EASTON, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 1997-05-02
EISENBERG, Eva Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2003-09-30
ETTRIDGE, Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2017-01-01
FAGG, Andrew Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-01-17 · resigned 2019-07-24
GRIFFIN, Thomas Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1993-12-08 · resigned 2000-10-23
HUDSON, Desmond Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2006-08-31
HUGHES, William Young→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1993-12-08 · resigned 1996-04-10
HUMPHRY, Susan Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1998-02-11 · resigned 2000-10-23
KEEBLE, Herbert Ben Curtis, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 2000-10-23
LICKISS, Michael Gillam, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 1997-07-17
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Recent filings (114 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-03-16
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2017-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-06-27