YOU DECIDE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC306061 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-07-28

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (5 active, 27 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2021-01-26
📄
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-01-26
🏁
Company dissolved
2020-12-12
📄
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2020-11-10
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-08-24
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-24
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-24
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-24
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-19
➖
ADAIR, Julie resigned
director
2019-12-09
➖
STEVENSON, Blair resigned
director
2019-09-03
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-08-22
➕
LAMB, Jacqueline appointed
director
2019-08-22
➖
BARR, Margaret resigned
director
2018-09-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-08-03
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-08-03
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-06-13
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-05-10
➕
DUNCAN, Nicola appointed
director
2018-04-20
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-02-06
➖
NEILSON, Lucy Ann resigned
secretary
2018-02-06
➖
DOCHERTY, Barry resigned
director
2018-02-06
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-09-14
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-09-04
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-09-04
📄
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2017-08-31
➕
ADAIR, Julie appointed
director
2017-07-31
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-07-31
📄
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-06-06
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-06-01
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-01
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-05-25
➕
WILSON, Olivia May appointed
director
2017-05-25
➖
COOK, Owen David resigned
director
2016-08-18
➕
DOCHERTY, Barry appointed
director
2016-05-25
➖
BONE, Anthony Francis resigned
director
2016-05-25
➕
STEVENSON, Blair appointed
director
2016-05-25
➖
WOODS, Adrien Charles resigned
director
2015-06-02
➕
COOK, Owen David appointed
director
2015-06-02
➖
MCKECHNIE, Emma resigned
director
2015-01-09
➖
SIM, Heather Valerie resigned
director
2014-12-09
➖
CLOSE, Ailsa Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2014-12-09
➕
NEILSON, Lucy Ann appointed
secretary
2014-09-18
➕
BONE, Anthony Francis appointed
director
2014-06-17
➕
BARR, Margaret appointed
director
2014-06-17
➖
MYLES, Caroline resigned
director
2014-06-17
➖
RUTNAGUR, Richard Sohrab resigned
director
2013-09-16
➕
GRIMES, Alistair Bernard, Dr appointed
director
2013-09-16
➕
MCKECHNIE, Emma appointed
director
2013-03-05
➖
SINCLAIR, Liam Douglas resigned
director
2012-04-24
➕
SINCLAIR, Gordon James appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-01-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Gillian Gracie Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	05/05/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Owen David Cookceased 05/05/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Education & training · EH postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ARGYLE BRIDGE LIMITED→ SC277898 · est 2005	—	—	£73.6k	—	21y	83	67y
C.T.T.S. (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ SC273935 · est 2004	—	—	—	900	21y	83	64y
COLINTON NURSERIES LIMITED→ SC245941 · est 2003	—	—	—	2100	23y	83	75y
EARLY DAYS NURSERY LIMITED→ SC199638 · est 1999	—	—	£123.3k	—	26y	83	79y
LITTLE MONKEYS LIMITED→ SC219838 · est 2001	—	—	—	113	24y	83	61y
THE LEITH SCHOOL OF ART→ SC111089 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	38y	83	76y
TRAINING FOR CARE→ SC100529 · est 1986	—	—	—	9	39y	83	77y
CABER ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC207157 · est 2000	—	—	—	2	26y	82	59y
DALRY 183 LTD→ SC224473 · est 2001	—	—	£13.1k	—	24y	82	68y
FIRST ADVENTURES LIMITED→ SC260386 · est 2003	—	—	£1.20M	—	22y	82	74y
HEADSTART NURSERY SCHOOLS LIMITED→ SC319219 · est 2007	—	—	—	—	19y	82	61y
LEAPS & BOUNDS NURSERY LIMITED→ SC294605 · est 2005	—	—	—	4300	20y	82	60y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-07-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

101 Rose Street South Lane

Edinburgh

EH2 3JG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2018-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —