WINMEFORFREE LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC628188 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-18
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Market research and public opinion polling
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
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
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-18📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-03-18🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-02-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-12-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14➖DOUGAN, John resigneddirector
- 2021-10-14➖HUNTER, Edith Mcewan resigneddirector
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-02📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2019-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-19➕JONES, Paul Stefan appointeddirector
- 2019-04-19➖DEANE, David William resigneddirector
- 2019-04-19➕DOUGAN, John appointeddirector
- 2019-04-19➕HUNTER, Edith Mcewan appointeddirector
- 2019-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs WINMEFORFREE LIMITED
- 2019-04-18➕DEANE, David William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-03-18
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Stefan Jones Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control | 30/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David William Deaneceased 30/04/2019· 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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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73200 — Market research and public opinion polling
Registered office
116 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-04-17
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
JONES, Paul Stefan→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEANE, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-04-18 · resigned 2019-04-19
DOUGAN, John→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-04-19 · resigned 2021-10-14
HUNTER, Edith Mcewan→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-19 · resigned 2021-10-14
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Recent filings (26 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-03-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-06