FINNIESTON CLOTHING LTD
Opportunity 60/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2024-10-22📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2024-10-22🏁Company dissolved
- 2024-01-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-11-10📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2021-10-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2021-09-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs FINNIESTON CLOTHING LTD
- 2017-02-27➕GEDDES, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-02-27➕GEDDES, Emily appointeddirector
- 2017-02-27➕GEDDES, Ross appointeddirector
- 2017-02-27➕GEDDES, William appointeddirector
- 2017-02-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-10-22
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
William Geddes Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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