THOMAS FENWICK LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC094273 · ltd · incorporated 1985-07-12
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
60/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (43/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-01-08
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2019-01-08
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-10-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2018-08-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2018-08-21
    ROBERTSON, John Stewart resigned
    secretary
  6. 2017-12-18
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  7. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  8. 1985-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THOMAS FENWICK LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 2019-01-08

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

40 Castle Street
Dundee
DD1 3AQ

Filing status

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

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

CAMPBELL, James Bell
director · ~85y
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Active
STEWART, Lindsay
director · ~80y
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Active
ROBERTSON, John Stewart
secretary · resigned 2018-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2019-01-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-10-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-08-29
court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2017-12-18
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01