THE LEITH RESTAURANT COMPANY LTD.
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC295372 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-12
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 19.1y 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 64). 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 19.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.1 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2010-06-25📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-06-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-03-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-23📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-01-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-10📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-08-08➖MUDIE, Steven resigneddirector
- 2007-05-14📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-04-23📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2007-04-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2007-02-27📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-02-27📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2007-02-27📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-02-27📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-02-27📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-01-12➕DONOGHUE, David appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-12➖THISTLE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMTIED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-04-19📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-03-30📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-03-23📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-03-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2006-02-01➕DONOGHUE, Jane Susan appointeddirector
- 2006-02-01➕MUDIE, Steven appointeddirector
- 2006-01-13📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-01-13📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs THE LEITH RESTAURANT COMPANY LTD.
- 2006-01-12➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-12➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-12➕THISTLE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMTIED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-01-12➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-01-12➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-01-12📄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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-06-25
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC5530 — SIC 5530
Registered office
2 Bonnington Road Lane
Edinburgh
EH6 5BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)
Active
DONOGHUE, Jane Susan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2006-01-12
THISTLE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMTIED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2007-01-12
MUDIE, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2007-08-08
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2006-01-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 02/04/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-06-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-01-30
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-23
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-11-14
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-09-10
legacy
address · 287
2007-05-14
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2007-04-23
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-02-27
legacy
capital · 88(2)R
2007-02-27
legacy
address · 287
2007-02-27
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-02-27
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-02-27
legacy
officers · 288a
2006-04-19