SINCLAIR ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC386727 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-08
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
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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: medium (58/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
29 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-06-05
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-06-05
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2018-03-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2018-03-14
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2017-12-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2017-10-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2016-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2015-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2015-10-09
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2014-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2014-10-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-10-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2014-10-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2013-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-11-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-04-23
    📍
    change-sail-address-company
    address · AD02
  18. 2013-02-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2013-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-10-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2012-10-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2012-10-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2012-10-29
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  24. 2012-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2012-06-22
    ➖
    POTTS, Nicholas Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2012-02-27
    ➕
    POTTS, Nicholas Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SINCLAIR ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
  28. 2010-10-08
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Jennifer Morag appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-10-08
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Stuart Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINCLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 2018-06-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Charles Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Harestone Steading Auchleven
Premnay
Near Insch
Aberdeenshire
AB52 6PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-04-04
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Jennifer Morag→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-08
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Active
SINCLAIR, Stuart Charles→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-10-08
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Active
POTTS, Nicholas Robert→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2012-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-03-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-10-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2014-11-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-10-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2014-10-16