THE SELF STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC223305 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-18
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 6312
Sector: Information & communication
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 (78/100, director aged 72). 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2010-02-19📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-02-19🏁Company dissolved
- 2009-10-30📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2009-09-26📄legacydissolution · 652a
- 2009-09-07📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-21📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-27📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-06-26📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2006-10-06📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-06-28📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-10-14📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-06-27📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2004-11-22📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-06-26📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2003-11-19📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2002-10-31📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2002-10-17📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2001-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs THE SELF STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2001-09-18➕CAIRNS, Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-18➕CAIRNS, Ann appointeddirector
- 2001-09-18➕CAIRNS, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2001-09-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 25 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 72 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 2010-02-19
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC6312 — SIC 6312
Registered office
15 Longhill Avenue
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 4DY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
CAIRNS, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2001-09-18
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Recent filings (18 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-02-19
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2009-10-30
legacy
dissolution · 652a
2009-09-26
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-09-07
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-10-22
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-07-21
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-09-27
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-06-26
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-10-06
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2006-06-28
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-10-14
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2005-06-27
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-11-22
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2004-06-26
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2003-11-19