FORTH INNS LTD.
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC292996 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-10
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5530
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 5540SIC 5540
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (36 events)Click to expand
- 2010-02-26📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-02-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2009-09-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2008-06-26📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-04-07➖LOGAN, David resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-07📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-01-14📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-09-06📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-09-06📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-09-05➖DONOGHUE, David resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-05➕LOGAN, David appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-19📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-03-19📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-03-01➕DELICATA, Anthony Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-03-01➖DONOGHUE, Jane Susan resigneddirector
- 2006-11-23📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2006-11-23📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-13📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2006-11-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
- 2006-10-09📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2006-10-09📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-10-06➖MUDIE, Steven resigneddirector
- 2006-07-14📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-07-04📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-07-04📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-06-29➕MUDIE, Steven appointeddirector
- 2006-06-19➕DONOGHUE, David appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-19➕DONOGHUE, Jane Susan appointeddirector
- 2005-11-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-11-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTH INNS LTD.
- 2005-11-10➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-10➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-10➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-11-10➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-11-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 2010-02-26
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC5530 — SIC 5530
Registered office
24 Great King Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6QN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)
DELICATA, Anthony Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-01
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DONOGHUE, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-19 · resigned 2007-09-05
LOGAN, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2008-04-07
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-10 · resigned 2005-11-10
DONOGHUE, Jane Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-06-19 · resigned 2007-03-01
MUDIE, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2006-10-06
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-10 · resigned 2005-11-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Caledonian Heritable Caledonian Heritable Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 02/11/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-02-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2009-09-11
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-06-26
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-04-07
legacy
address · 287
2008-01-14
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-09-06
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-09-06
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-03-19
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-03-19
legacy
capital · 88(2)R
2006-11-23
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-11-23
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2006-11-13
legacy
address · 287
2006-10-09
legacy
officers · 288b
2006-10-09
legacy
officers · 288a
2006-07-14