PATMOR LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC033443 · ltd · incorporated 1958-11-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
36 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 34.7y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 65/100 (specialist).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
36 charges (36/36 with lender, 36/36 with type)
90
Directors & officers
37 officers (2 active, 37 linked, 23 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
292 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (166 events)Click to expand
- 2018-08-10⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2018-08-10🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-05-10⚠️liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotlandinsolvency · 4.26(Scot)
- 2017-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-03-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-12-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #33
- 2016-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #32
- 2016-10-31📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2016-10-31📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2016-10-31⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2016-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-09-13➕WILLITS, Harry Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-09-13➖GALA CORAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-09-13➖GALA CORAL NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2016-09-13➖GALA CORAL PROPERTIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2016-09-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-15📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2015-05-15📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2015-05-15📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2014-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #38
- 2014-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #37
- 2014-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #36
- 2014-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #35
- 2014-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #34
- 2011-12-22🔒Charge registered #38Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-10-03➕BOWTELL, Paul appointeddirector
- 2011-09-30➖HUGHES, Gary William resigneddirector
- 2011-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #31
- 2011-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #30
- 2011-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #29
- 2011-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2011-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2011-06-10🔒Charge registered #37Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-06-10🔒Charge registered #36Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-06-10🔒Charge registered #35Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-06-10🔒Charge registered #34Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-05-27🔒Charge registered #33Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 166 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-08-10
3 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2018-08-10: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2018-05-10: liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1958-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities
Registered office
Third Floor Centenary House
69 Wellington Street
Glasgow
G2 6HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 35 resigned)
BOWTELL, Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLITS, Harry Andrew→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHEATLE, Martyn David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-20 · resigned 2001-08-06
HAMILTON, William Burt→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-04-12 · resigned 1991-01-04
HODGES, Simon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 1999-05-11
LANG, Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-04-12
MACKAY, William Donald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-08-22 · resigned 1995-03-20
MAGEE, Martin Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-01-04 · resigned 1992-02-10
MILLER, John Ashley Laing→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-06-28 · resigned 1994-08-22
MITCHELL, Andrew Ross→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-02-10 · resigned 1993-06-28
NOBLE, Michael Jeremy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-11 · resigned 2000-12-20
SINTON, Charles Blair Ritchie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-06 · resigned 2003-04-07
SMERDON, Leigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2006-02-09
GALA CORAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2016-09-13
CHISMAN, Ronald Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1994-03-10 · resigned 1999-08-31
CRONK, John Julian Tristam→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-04-26 · resigned 2009-07-10
GOULDEN, Neil Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2010-11-08
GOULDEN, Neil Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2006-09-18
GRIFFITHS, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 2003-02-05
HARLEY, Susan Boyle→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 2000-12-20
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Mortgages & charges
36
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:36 of 36 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 22/12/2011 | 21/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/06/2011 | 21/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/06/2011 | 21/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/06/2011 | 21/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/06/2011 | 21/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/05/2011 | 08/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Fixed and floating security document | 1 property | 27/05/2011 | 08/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/05/2006 | 11/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/12/2005 | 11/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/12/2005 | 11/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/11/2005 | 11/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/10/2005 | 11/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/09/2005 | 07/12/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/09/2005 | 07/12/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee | Floating charge | 1 property | 01/09/2005 | 07/12/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/08/2005 | 07/12/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 25/02/2005 | 05/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 25/02/2005 | 05/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 25/02/2005 | 05/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 25/02/2005 | 05/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/02/2005 | 05/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/02/2005 | 05/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Supplemental legal charge | 1 property | 27/02/2004 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston as Security Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 04/09/2003 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston as Security Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 28/03/2003 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston as Security Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 28/03/2003 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston as Security Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 28/03/2003 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston as Security Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 28/03/2003 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Floating charge | 3 properties | 17/03/2003 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston as Security Trustee | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 13/03/2003 | 09/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York | Standard security | 1 property | 27/02/2001 | 27/03/2003 | |
| satisfied | Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York | Standard security | 1 property | 27/02/2001 | 27/03/2003 | |
| satisfied | Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York | Standard security | 1 property | 26/02/2001 | 27/03/2003 | |
| satisfied | Morgan Guaranty Trust Company | Floating charge | 2 properties | 21/12/2000 | 27/03/2003 | |
| satisfied | Stakis Stakis PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 14/08/1991 | 17/09/1996 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent & Trustee for the Banks | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 14/08/1991 | 20/01/2000 |
Recent filings (292 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2018-08-10
liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · 4.26(Scot)
2018-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-03-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2016-12-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2016-11-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2016-11-08
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2016-10-31
legacy
capital · SH20
2016-10-31
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2016-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-10-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2016-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-09-13