FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC136099 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-21
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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year to Feb 2018
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2018-02-28 | 2017-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2019-06-25📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2019-06-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2019-04-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2012-09-14➖MITCHELL, Stanley Gordon resigneddirector
- 2012-02-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2010-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-07-15➕MITCHELL, Valerie appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-15➖PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-01➕MITCHELL, Valerie appointeddirector
- 1995-11-10➖DUNCAN, Doris Lesley resigneddirector
- 1992-06-19➕DUNCAN, Doris Lesley appointeddirector
- 1992-06-19➖HUNTER, Neil Cameron resignednominee-director
- 1992-06-19➕MITCHELL, Stanley Gordon appointeddirector
- 1992-06-19➖RENNIE, Thomas George resignednominee-director
- 1992-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
- 1992-01-21➕PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-21➕HUNTER, Neil Cameron appointednominee-director
- 1992-01-21➕RENNIE, Thomas George appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-06-25
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stanley Gordon Mitchell Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1953 · age 73 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Valerie Mitchell Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities
Registered office
The Pistol Factory
37 Main Street
Doune
Perthshire
FK16 6BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2018-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)
Active
MITCHELL, Valerie→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 1996-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-21 · resigned 2004-07-15
DUNCAN, Doris Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1992-06-19 · resigned 1995-11-10
HUNTER, Neil Cameron→
Resignednominee-director · appointed 1992-01-21 · resigned 1992-06-19
MITCHELL, Stanley Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1992-06-19 · resigned 2012-09-14
RENNIE, Thomas George→
Resignednominee-director · ~79y · appointed 1992-01-21 · resigned 1992-06-19
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Recent filings (76 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2019-06-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-09-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-09-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-09-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-09-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-11-30