COMPASS SDS BROKER LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC604578 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-07

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

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth 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

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2021-03-30
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-03-30
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Company dissolved
2021-01-12
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-01-02
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-04-01
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CAMERON, Alexander, Professor appointed
director
2020-04-01
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JOHNSTON, Christopher Andrew appointed
director
2020-04-01
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LOGAN, Brian appointed
director
2020-04-01
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PHILIP, Andrew appointed
director
2020-04-01
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CAMERON, Dennis Colin resigned
director
2020-04-01
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FINDLAY, Johan resigned
director
2020-04-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-04-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-13
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KENNEDY, Glynda resigned
director
2020-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-10
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-22
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BUDYN, Ann-Marie resigned
director
2019-08-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-08-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-05-23
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HARDIE, Kathleen Margaret resigned
secretary
2019-05-23
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HARDIE, Kate resigned
director
2019-03-08
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-02-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-26
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CAMERON, Dennis Colin appointed
director
2019-02-20
➕
KENNEDY, Glynda appointed
director
2019-01-15
➖
FIELDING, Owen Prior resigned
director
2019-01-14
➕
HARDIE, Kathleen Margaret appointed
secretary
2019-01-14
➕
BUDYN, Ann-Marie appointed
director
2019-01-14
➕
FINDLAY, Johan appointed
director
2019-01-14
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HARDIE, Kate appointed
director
2018-08-07
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Company incorporated
As COMPASS SDS BROKER LTD
2018-08-07
➕
FIELDING, Owen Prior appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 2021-03-30

Group structure

Capability Scotland is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Capability Scotland

Corporate parent · board control

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COMPASS SDS BROKER LTD

This company · SC604578

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Capability Scotland Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	01/04/2020

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Company Brain Injury Specialists Ltdceased 01/04/2020· 75-100% shares
Mrs Kate Hardieceased 23/05/2019· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Owen Prior Fieldingceased 14/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2018-08-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Berkeley House, 285 Bath Street

Glasgow

G2 4JL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2019-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)

CAMERON, Alexander, Professor→

director · ~76y · appointed 2020-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JOHNSTON, Christopher Andrew→

director · ~46y · appointed 2020-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LOGAN, Brian→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILIP, Andrew→

director · ~53y · appointed 2020-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARDIE, Kathleen Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2019-05-23

Resigned

BUDYN, Ann-Marie→

director · ~70y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2019-08-22

Resigned

CAMERON, Dennis Colin→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2020-04-01

Resigned

FIELDING, Owen Prior→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-07 · resigned 2019-01-15

Resigned

FINDLAY, Johan→

director · ~74y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2020-04-01

Resigned

HARDIE, Kate→

director · ~70y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2019-05-23

Resigned

KENNEDY, Glynda→

director · ~75y · appointed 2019-02-20 · resigned 2020-02-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2021-03-30

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2021-01-12

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2021-01-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-20

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2020-04-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2020-04-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2020-04-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-04-01

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

officers · TM01

2020-04-01

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

officers · TM01

2020-04-01

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

officers · AP01

2020-04-01

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

officers · AP01

2020-04-01

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

officers · AP01

2020-04-01

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

officers · AP01

2020-04-01

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

officers · TM01

2020-02-13