MUCH SCOTLAND LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC192670 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-19
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
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9231
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (65/100, director aged 62). 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 (47/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2012-05-25📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-05-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-02-03📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-01-19📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-10-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-04-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-06-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-05-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-13📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-03-13📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-12📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-03-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-11-01➖HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-05-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-01-11📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-01-11📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2005-01-11📄legacyannual-return · 363(287)
- 2004-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-05-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2003-04-15➖DEVLIN, Vivien resigneddirector
- 1999-04-13➕PATON, Morris appointeddirector
- 1999-04-13➕DEVLIN, Vivien appointeddirector
- 1999-04-13➖HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs MUCH SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 1999-01-19➕HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-01-19➕HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-05-25
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC9231 — SIC 9231
Registered office
34 North Castle Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 3BN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
PATON, Morris→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1999-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-19 · resigned 2006-11-01
DEVLIN, Vivien→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1999-04-13 · resigned 2003-04-15
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-19 · resigned 1999-04-13
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Recent filings (42 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-05-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-02-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-01-19
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-10-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-04-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2010-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-06-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-12-03
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-03-13
legacy
address · 287
2009-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-03-04
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2007-10-23