FAMOUSE CHOICE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC236589 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-10

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

51/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 5153

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). 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 (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

51/100Worth 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

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2011-08-03
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2011-08-03
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Company dissolved
2011-05-03
⚠️
liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution-scotland
insolvency · 2.26B(Scot)
2009-11-17
⚠️
liquidation-in-administration-extension-of-period-scotland
insolvency · 2.22B(Scot)
2009-11-17
📄
legacy
liquidation · 2.18B(Scot)
2009-04-29
⚠️
liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-scotland
insolvency · 2.20B(Scot)
2009-01-09
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legacy
liquidation · 2.18B(Scot)
2009-01-07
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legacy
liquidation · 2.18B(Scot)
2008-12-10
⚠️
liquidation-in-administration-proposals-scotland
insolvency · 2.16B(Scot)
2008-10-24
⚠️
liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator-scotland
insolvency · 2.11B(Scot)
2007-10-04
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-10-04
📄
legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2007-10-04
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-09-10
➕
SWIEZY, Daniel appointed
secretary
2007-09-10
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DIRKIE, Adrian resigned
secretary
2007-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-06-13
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-09-21
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-07-08
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2004-04-14
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-04-14
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legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2004-04-14
📄
legacy
annual-return · 363(287)
2004-04-14
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legacy
officers · 288a
2004-04-02
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DIRKIE, Adrian appointed
secretary
2002-10-22
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legacy
officers · 288a
2002-09-25
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legacy
capital · 88(2)R
2002-09-10
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Company incorporated
As FAMOUSE CHOICE LIMITED
2002-09-10
➕
SANAL, Ali appointed
director
2002-09-10
➕
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-09-10
➕
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-09-10
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ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-09-10
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ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-09-10
➖
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-08-03

6 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2011-08-03: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2011-05-03: liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution-scotland

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-09-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC5153 — SIC 5153

Registered office

684/H Old Dalkeith Road

Edinburgh

Dalkeith

EH22 1RR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2006-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

SWIEZY, Daniel→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SANAL, Ali→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIRKIE, Adrian→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2007-09-10

Resigned

ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2002-09-10

Resigned

ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2002-09-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2011-08-03

liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution-scotland

insolvency · 2.26B(Scot)

2011-05-03

liquidation-in-administration-extension-of-period-scotland

insolvency · 2.22B(Scot)

2009-11-17

legacy

liquidation · 2.18B(Scot)

2009-11-17

liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-scotland

insolvency · 2.20B(Scot)

2009-04-29

legacy

liquidation · 2.18B(Scot)

2009-01-09

legacy

liquidation · 2.18B(Scot)

2009-01-07

liquidation-in-administration-proposals-scotland

insolvency · 2.16B(Scot)

2008-12-10

liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator-scotland

insolvency · 2.11B(Scot)

2008-10-24

legacy

annual-return · 363s

2007-10-04

legacy

annual-return · 363(288)

2007-10-04

legacy

officers · 288a

2007-10-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2007-09-05

legacy

annual-return · 363s

2007-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2006-08-29