STEADFAST FINANCIAL LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC486436 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-10
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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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2023-06-06
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-03-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-03-13
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-02-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2022-04-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2016-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STEADFAST FINANCIAL LTD
  19. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    WATT, Aileen appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    WATT, John appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 2023-06-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Watt
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Aileen Watt
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

Hopton Muir Road
Memsie
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 7AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

WATT, Aileen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-10
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WATT, John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-10
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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-06-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-03-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2019-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-26