ACME SWIDGETS LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC294813 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-22

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth 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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

£100

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£100	£100
Current assets	£100	£100
Net assets	£100	£100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-12-16
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Company dissolved
2025-09-30
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-09-19
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dissolution · DS01
2025-09-13
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accounts · AA
2024-09-21
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accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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address · AD01
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-09-29
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accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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accounts · AA
2017-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-09-16
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accounts · AA
2016-01-11
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annual-return · AR01
2012-10-12
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HORNE, Christopher Neil appointed
director
2012-10-12
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CAMPBELL, James Mossman resigned
director
2005-12-22
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Company incorporated
As ACME SWIDGETS LTD.
2005-12-22
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MCGIBBON, Alan John appointed
secretary
2005-12-22
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JOHNSTONE, Ian James appointed
director
2005-12-22
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MCGIBBON, Alan John appointed
director
2005-12-22
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SKELTON, Ann Rosemary appointed
director
2005-12-22
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SKELTON, Bruce appointed
director
2005-12-22
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-22
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-22
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CAMPBELL, James Mossman appointed
director
2005-12-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-12-16

Group structure

Prophet Titanium Llp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️

Prophet Titanium Llp

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ACME SWIDGETS LTD.

This company · SC294813

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Prophet Titanium Llp Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Incorporated2005-12-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Braehead

108 Corsebar Road

Paisley

PA2 9PY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

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Last: 2024-12-22