AND SEW LOUISE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC254596 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-21

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

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47510

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

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 (29 events)Click to expand

2022-12-27
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-12-27
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Company dissolved
2022-09-13
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-09-01
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-09-07
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annual-return · AR01
2015-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-09-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-09-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-09-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-08-13
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BOYD, William Fraser appointed
secretary
2004-08-13
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BAIRD, Alan resigned
secretary
2003-08-21
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Company incorporated
As AND SEW LOUISE LIMITED
2003-08-21
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CAMPBELL, Louise appointed
director
2003-08-21
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BAIRD, Alan appointed
secretary
2003-08-21
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-08-21
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-08-21
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-08-21
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-12-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Louise Campbell Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	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

Incorporated2003-08-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

8 Douglas Street

Hamilton

ML3 0BP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2021-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

BOYD, William Fraser→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-13

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Active

CAMPBELL, Louise→

director · ~57y · appointed 2003-08-21

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Active

BAIRD, Alan→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2004-08-13

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-21

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2022-12-27

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2022-09-13

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2022-09-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-23

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-09-21