BIG EYE DINER LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC198728 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-06

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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year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Unclear. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-04-28
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Company dissolved
2026-02-10
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-01-30
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
➕
MACCOLL, Ethan John appointed
director
2024-06-25
➖
BREMNER, Michelle resigned
director
2024-06-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
➕
BREMNER, Michelle appointed
secretary
2023-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-02-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-12
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-08
➖
MACCOLL, Janice Winifred resigned
secretary
2021-10-08
➕
BREMNER, Michelle appointed
director
2021-10-08
➖
MACCOLL, Janice Winifred resigned
director
2021-10-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
1999-08-13
➕
MACCOLL, Alexander James appointed
director
1999-08-13
➕
MACCOLL, Janice Winifred appointed
secretary
1999-08-13
➖
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-08-13
➕
MACCOLL, Janice Winifred appointed
director
1999-08-13
➖
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1999-08-06
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Company incorporated
As BIG EYE DINER LTD
1999-08-06
➕
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-08-06
➕
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACCOLL, Ethan John (same surname) appointed 2024-06-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.
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 2026-04-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander James Maccoll Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1942 · age 84	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	05/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-08-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

18 Westhill Heights

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

AB32 6RY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

BREMNER, Michelle→

secretary · appointed 2023-05-04

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Active

MACCOLL, Alexander James→

director · ~84y · appointed 1999-08-13

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Active

MACCOLL, Ethan John→

director · ~21y · appointed 2024-06-25

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Active

MACCOLL, Janice Winifred→

secretary · appointed 1999-08-13 · resigned 2021-10-08

Resigned

PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-06 · resigned 1999-08-13

Resigned

BREMNER, Michelle→

director · ~43y · appointed 2021-10-08 · resigned 2024-06-25

Resigned

MACCOLL, Janice Winifred→

director · ~79y · appointed 1999-08-13 · resigned 2021-10-08

Resigned

PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-06 · resigned 1999-08-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-04-28

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-02-10

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-06-25

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

officers · TM01

2024-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-04

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-05-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-02-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-08