HEALTH BUILDER LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC346360 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-30
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
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 8514
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). 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: 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
63/100Worth 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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2013-02-08📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2013-02-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-10-19📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-10-02📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-09-22📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-09-17📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2008-09-17📄legacycapital · 88(2)
- 2008-09-17📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-09-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-09-17📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-08-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-08-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs HEALTH BUILDER LIMITED
- 2008-07-30➕MCKEATING, William Simon appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-30➕MCKEATING, William Simon appointeddirector
- 2008-07-30➕ROBERTSON, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2008-07-30➕HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-30➖HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-30➕HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-30➖HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 2013-02-08
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| SOMERSET NURSERY SERVICES LTD.→ SC200542 · est 1999 | £849.5k £647.2k–£1.05M | £925.0k | — | 2900 | 26y | 84 | 78y |
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| COSMIC COPPERS CHILDCARE LIMITED→ SC337815 · est 2008 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 61y |
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| HEART FOR THE CITY→ SC256661 · est 2003 | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 60y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC8514 — SIC 8514
Registered office
223 Ayr Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
East Renfrewshire
G77 6AH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
MCKEATING, William Simon→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-07-30
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MCKEATING, William Simon→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-07-30
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ROBERTSON, Gordon→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-07-30
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HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2008-07-30
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2008-07-30
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-02-08
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-10-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-12-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-12-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-12-16
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-09-22
legacy
officers · 288c
2009-09-22
legacy
accounts · 225
2008-09-17
legacy
capital · 88(2)
2008-09-17