STAY AT THE FESTIVAL LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC438021 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-30
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (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 (48/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
55
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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-11-10
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2015-11-10
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2015-07-24
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2015-07-14
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2015-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2014-12-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2014-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2014-07-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2013-12-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2012-11-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STAY AT THE FESTIVAL LTD.
  11. 2012-11-30
    COX, Victoria Elizabeth Carey appointed
    director
  12. 2012-11-30
    MCCANN, Richard James appointed
    director
  13. 2012-11-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 2015-11-10

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Flat 1f2 75 Montpelier Park
Edinburgh
EH10 4ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2014-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

COX, Victoria Elizabeth Carey
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-11-30
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MCCANN, Richard James
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-11-30
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-11-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-07-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2014-07-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-12-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-11-30