STUART & SWAN CHOCOLATIERS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC484542 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-18

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

—

year to Jan 2016

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

56/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10821

Sector: Manufacturing

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: medium (68/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

20 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP

Metric	2016-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2017-08-01
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-08-01
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Company dissolved
2017-05-16
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-05-10
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2015-09-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2015-01-29
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2015-01-29
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2015-01-29
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2015-01-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2014-12-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2014-12-15
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-12-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-12-02
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2014-11-28
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LYTH, Gillian Emma appointed
director
2014-11-28
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ROSE, Kenneth Charles resigned
director
2014-11-28
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2014-11-28
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D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2014-08-18
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Company incorporated
As STUART & SWAN CHOCOLATIERS LIMITED
2014-08-18
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-08-18
➕
ROSE, Kenneth Charles appointed
director
2014-08-18
➕
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-08-18
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D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-08-18
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 2017-08-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Gillian Emma Lyth Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	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

Incorporated2014-08-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

The Vine Conference Centre

131 Garvock Hill

Dunfermline

Fife

KY11 4JU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2016-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

LYTH, Gillian Emma→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-11-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2014-12-15

Resigned

ROSE, Kenneth Charles→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2014-11-28

Resigned

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2014-11-28

Resigned

D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2014-11-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2017-08-01

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2017-05-16

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2017-05-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2016-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2016-05-03

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2016-02-18

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2015-09-08

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2015-01-29

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2015-01-29

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2015-01-29

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2015-01-29

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2015-01-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2014-12-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2014-12-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2014-12-04