PENKILN HOLDINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC456209 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-07

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

55/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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 (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

55/100Worth 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

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-03-31
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Company dissolved
2025-07-15
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2025-06-10
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-06-04
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dissolution · DS01
2025-03-26
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accounts · AA
2024-05-21
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accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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accounts · AA
2022-02-21
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accounts · AA
2021-02-22
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accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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accounts · AA
2019-08-13
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officers · CH01
2019-08-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-08
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accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-08-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-03-09
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address · AD01
2017-03-03
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accounts · AA
2013-08-07
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Company incorporated
As PENKILN HOLDINGS LIMITED
2013-08-07
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DEWAR, Peter Duncan appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

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 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 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Duncan Dewar Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-08-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

51 Newall Terrace

Dumfries

DG1 1LN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-08-07

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

DEWAR, Peter Duncan→

director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-07

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Recent filings (31 total)

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gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-03-31

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2025-07-15

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2025-06-10

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2025-06-04