DIAMOND & CO (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). 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: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2011-02-25📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-02-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-02-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-14📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-20📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2009-03-06📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2009-02-25📄legacydissolution · 652a
- 2008-08-27📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-03-19📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-12-04➖SCOTT, Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-16📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-10-03📄legacygazette · DISS6
- 2006-12-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2006-07-26📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2005-11-16📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2005-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs DIAMOND & CO (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2005-08-19➕DIAMOND, Philip appointeddirector
- 2005-08-19➕SCOTT, Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DIAMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-02-25
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