JUST BETTER LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC443676 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-26
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
14 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2016-08-16📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2016-08-16🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-07-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-03-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-03-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-04-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-07-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR01
- 2013-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Papa John's (GB) Limited
- 2013-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs JUST BETTER LIMITED
- 2013-02-26➕MCCUBBINE, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2013-02-26➕MCDERMOTT, Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-08-16
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
Soccerworld
20 Croftcroighn Road
Glasgow
G33 3SE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
MCCUBBINE, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2013-02-26
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MCDERMOTT, Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-02-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Papa John's (GB) Papa John's (GB) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/07/2013 | 07/07/2015 |
Recent filings (14 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2016-08-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-05-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2015-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2015-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2015-03-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-03-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2013-11-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR01
2013-07-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2013-02-26