SCOTTISH FASHION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC203515 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-01

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£2

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Registered in Scotland and classified under general management consultancy, this appears to have been a dormant or shell-like entity with no active trading evident, likely a holding or administrative vehicle loosely connected to fashion or retail industry interests, now dissolved following a voluntary strike-off process.

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£2	£2
Net assets	£2	£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-06-02
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-06-02
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Company dissolved
2026-03-17
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-10
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-24
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officers · AP01
2018-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-01-22
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HAY, Lynda appointed
director
2018-01-22
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COOPER, Stewart Douglas Johnstone resigned
director
2016-02-04
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BURBIDGE, Christine Joyce resigned
secretary
2012-01-09
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COOPER, Stewart Douglas Johnstone appointed
director
2011-11-06
➖
DAVIES, Barry Douglass resigned
director
2007-02-15
➕
BURBIDGE, Christine Joyce appointed
secretary
2007-02-15
➖
BALFOUR & MANSON resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-15
➕
DAVIES, Barry Douglass appointed
director
2006-09-15
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HENDERSON, Douglas resigned
director
2005-08-15
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PRATT, John Frank Stamford resigned
director
2000-10-10
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HODGE, John Maxwell resigned
director
2000-10-10
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KEATINGE, Alastair John resigned
director
2000-09-28
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HENDERSON, Douglas appointed
director
2000-09-28
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PRATT, John Frank Stamford appointed
director
2000-02-01
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Company incorporated
As SCOTTISH FASHION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
2000-02-01
➕
BALFOUR & MANSON appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-02-01
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HODGE, John Maxwell appointed
director
2000-02-01
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KEATINGE, Alastair John appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 2026-06-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Betty Alicia Davies Individual · British · DOB 04/1932 · age 94	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-02-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

9 Ainslie Place

Edinburgh

Lothian

EH3 6AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)

HAY, Lynda→

director · ~71y · appointed 2018-01-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURBIDGE, Christine Joyce→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-15 · resigned 2016-02-04

Resigned

BALFOUR & MANSON→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2007-02-15

Resigned

COOPER, Stewart Douglas Johnstone→

director · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2018-01-22

Resigned

DAVIES, Barry Douglass→

director · ~96y · appointed 2007-02-15 · resigned 2011-11-06

Resigned

HENDERSON, Douglas→

director · ~91y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2006-09-15

Resigned

HODGE, John Maxwell→

director · ~76y · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2000-10-10

Resigned

KEATINGE, Alastair John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2000-10-10

Resigned

PRATT, John Frank Stamford→

director · ~70y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2005-08-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-06-02

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-03-17

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-07-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-06-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-03

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-12-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-02