BENJAMIN SCOTT LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC332127 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-09

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

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 (45/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

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 (34 events)Click to expand

2016-06-28
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2016-06-28
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Company dissolved
2015-12-12
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2015-10-02
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-03-12
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2015-01-16
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-07-01
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2014-05-09
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-10-22
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2013-08-16
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gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2013-01-10
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2012-11-02
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gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2011-10-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-10-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-05-17
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officers · CH01
2010-05-17
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officers · TM02
2009-11-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-10-01
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BRENNAN, Anne resigned
secretary
2009-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-01-06
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-06
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legacy
officers · 288c
2007-10-30
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-10-30
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-10-12
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legacy
officers · 288b
2007-10-12
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legacy
officers · 288b
2007-10-09
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Company incorporated
As BENJAMIN SCOTT LTD.
2007-10-09
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SEPHTON, Denise appointed
director
2007-10-09
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BRENNAN, Anne appointed
secretary
2007-10-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-10-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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 19 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 2016-06-28

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-10-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O John M. Taylor

9 Glasgow Road

Paisley

PA1 3QS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2010-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

SEPHTON, Denise→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-10-09

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Active

BRENNAN, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2009-10-01

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2007-10-09

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2007-10-09

Resigned

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