IDEAS & CREATIONS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC296246 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-27
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7222
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (47/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2013-05-24📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2013-05-24🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-03-20📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2013-01-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-05-28📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2011-04-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-12-31➖STEWART, Roddy resigneddirector
- 2010-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-26📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-06-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-06-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-02➖ROSS, David resigneddirector
- 2009-07-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-17📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-04-03📄legacycapital · 88(2)
- 2008-04-03📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-02-19➕STEWART, Roddy appointeddirector
- 2007-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-22📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-05-22📄legacyannual-return · 363(287)
- 2006-04-11📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2006-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs IDEAS & CREATIONS LIMITED
- 2006-01-27➕ROBB, Christopher William Millar appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-27➕ROBB, Christopher William Millar appointeddirector
- 2006-01-27➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-27➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-27➕ROSS, David appointeddirector
- 2006-01-27📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 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 2013-05-24
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7222 — SIC 7222
Registered office
The Boardroom
Ruthven Mews
57 Ruthven Lane
Glasgow
G12 9BG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
ROBB, Christopher William Millar→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-01-27
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ROBB, Christopher William Millar→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-01-27
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-27 · resigned 2006-01-27
ROSS, David→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-01-27 · resigned 2009-10-02
STEWART, Roddy→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2010-12-31
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Recent filings (24 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2013-05-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2013-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2013-01-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2011-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-02-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-10-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-06-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2010-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-06-10
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-04-21