F-TECH (SCOTLAND) LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC528381 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-02
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — 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: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth 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
80
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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-10-04
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2016-10-04
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-07-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2016-07-13
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2016-04-21
    TRAINER, Edward resigned
    director
  6. 2016-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2016-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2016-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As F-TECH (SCOTLAND) LTD
  9. 2016-03-02
    FERGUSON, David appointed
    director
  10. 2016-03-02
    TRAINER, Edward appointed
    director
  11. 2016-03-02
    📄
    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 2016-10-04

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

18 Collins Drive
Loans
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 7LG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

FERGUSON, David
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-02
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Active
TRAINER, Edward
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2016-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-10-04
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-07-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-04-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2016-03-02