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SC210447 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-08-30
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
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9133
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (8 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
85
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 (71 events)Click to expand
- 2012-02-10📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-02-10🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-10-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-10-05📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-06-30➖GARDINER, David resigneddirector
- 2010-06-01➕BELL, Gordon Thomas appointeddirector
- 2010-06-01➕GILBERT, Jean Haining appointeddirector
- 2010-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-17➕AUSTIN, Geoffrey Douglas, Rev appointeddirector
- 2009-09-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-09-14📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-26📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2009-03-26📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-01-20➖ALLAM, Frank, Rev resigneddirector
- 2009-01-20📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-25➕NELLANY, Michael John (Nellany) appointeddirector
- 2008-10-28📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-10-28📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-10-28📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-10-21➕SKELLY, George appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-21➕SKELLY, George appointeddirector
- 2008-10-13➖MCALLISTER, Archibald resigneddirector
- 2008-09-30➖BOWKER, Kenneth Robert resigneddirector
- 2008-09-30📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-09-30📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-09-23➕WHANNEL, Mairi Dorothy appointeddirector
- 2008-09-16➖LAMB, William Greer resigneddirector
- 2008-08-11➖WALLACE, Agnes B resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-16➕GARDINER, David appointeddirector
- 2005-09-14➖FERGUSON, Liam resigneddirector
- 2004-06-15➖CLYDESDALE, John resigneddirector
- 2004-02-13➕MCALLISTER, Archibald appointeddirector
- 2003-06-13➕ALLAM, Frank, Rev appointeddirector
- 2003-06-13➕BOWKER, Kenneth Robert appointeddirector
- 2003-06-13➕CLYDESDALE, John appointeddirector
- 2003-06-13➕LAMB, William Greer appointeddirector
- 2003-06-02➖SCOTT, Mary Piggot resigneddirector
- 2003-01-06➖JARDINE, William James resigneddirector
- 2002-10-25➖GETTINS, Michael Patrick resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 71 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 103 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 103 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 2012-02-10
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBT TRAVEL LIMITED→ SC299214 · est 2006 | £4.59M £3.57M–£5.61M | £12.93M | — | 2400 | 20y | 93 | 58y |
| ARDROSSAN WINTON ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED→ SC139602 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | 83 | 74y |
| L A BOWL (SCOTLAND) LTD.→ SC392300 · est 2011 | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 82y |
| LENDALFOOT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ SC289259 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | 83 | 85y |
| M & M THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS LTD→ SC235693 · est 2002 | — | — | — | — | 23y | 83 | 62y |
| THE STEAMSHIP SIR WALTER SCOTT TRUST→ SC271149 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 83 | 94y |
| WICKED COSTUMES LIMITED→ SC347295 · est 2008 | — | — | £1.61M | — | 17y | 83 | 62y |
| BEITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC394148 · est 2011 | — | — | £1.89M | — | 15y | 82 | 74y |
| CLYDE MARINA LIMITED→ SC155326 · est 1995 | — | — | £1.09M | — | 31y | 82 | 82y |
| DION PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC338844 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 3900 | 18y | 82 | 82y |
| HIREABAND LIMITED→ SC233093 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 600 | 23y | 82 | 61y |
| TOCOPA LIMITED→ SC490942 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2000-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC9133 — SIC 9133
Registered office
1a Winton Building
Ardrossan
North Ayrshire
KA22 8BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 18 resigned)
Active
AUSTIN, Geoffrey Douglas, Rev→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-09-17
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BELL, Gordon Thomas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-01
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GILBERT, Jean Haining→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2010-06-01
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NELLANY, Michael John (Nellany)→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-11-25
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SILLARS, Evelyn Murdoch→
Activedirector · ~103y · appointed 2000-08-30
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SKELLY, George→
Activedirector · ~93y · appointed 2008-10-21
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WHANNEL, Mairi Dorothy→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2008-09-23
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WALLACE, Agnes B→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2008-08-11
ALLAM, Frank, Rev→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2009-01-20
BOWKER, Kenneth Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2008-09-30
BOWKER, Kenneth Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2001-01-28 · resigned 2002-06-18
BREAR, Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2002-08-31
CLYDESDALE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2004-06-15
CLYDESDALE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2001-01-28 · resigned 2002-10-16
FERGUSON, Liam→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2005-09-14
GARDINER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2010-06-30
GETTINS, Michael Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-02-12 · resigned 2002-10-25
GETTINS, Michael Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2000-12-31
JARDINE, William James→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2001-08-28 · resigned 2003-01-06
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Recent filings (71 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-02-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-10-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-01-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-03-01
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-09-17