THE FOUNDATION FOR ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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SC145100 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-06-17
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
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 68). 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 (49/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (1 active, 26 linked, 18 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-03-16
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2021-03-16
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-12-22
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-12-14
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2019-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2019-07-24
    ➖
    FAGG, Andrew Robert resigned
    director
  8. 2019-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2019-07-17
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    SOARE, Vernon John appointed
    director
  10. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-03-23
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    COLELLA, Anton resigned
    director
  14. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2017-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-01-17
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    FAGG, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-01-01
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    ETTRIDGE, Jean resigned
    director
  20. 2016-06-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2016-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-06-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  23. 2015-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-06-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  26. 2013-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2013-06-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  28. 2011-09-19
    ➖
    SMITH, Leslie Robert resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-12-08
    ➕
    COLELLA, Anton appointed
    director
  30. 2006-08-31
    ➖
    HUDSON, Desmond Gerard resigned
    director
  31. 2005-01-25
    ➕
    HUDSON, Desmond Gerard appointed
    director
  32. 2004-12-31
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    MARRIAN, Ian Frederic Young resigned
    director
  33. 2004-03-15
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    SMITH, Leslie Robert appointed
    secretary
  34. 2004-02-12
    ➖
    SHEPHERD, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  35. 2003-09-30
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    EISENBERG, Eva Ruth resigned
    director
  36. 2003-09-30
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    ETTRIDGE, Jean appointed
    director
  37. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    EISENBERG, Eva Ruth appointed
    director
  38. 2000-10-23
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    GRIFFIN, Thomas Joseph resigned
    director
  39. 2000-10-23
    ➖
    HUMPHRY, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  40. 2000-10-23
    ➖
    KEEBLE, Herbert Ben Curtis, Sir resigned
    director
  41. 2000-10-23
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    MEHEW, Anthony John resigned
    director
  42. 2000-10-23
    ➖
    STONEFROST, Maurice Frank resigned
    director
  43. 2000-10-23
    ➖
    WELCH, Peter John resigned
    director
  44. 1999-07-30
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    SHEPHERD, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  45. 1999-07-30
    ➖
    WILLIS, Karen Laurel resigned
    secretary
  46. 1998-06-22
    ➖
    HILL, Janis Lesley resigned
    secretary
  47. 1998-06-22
    ➕
    WILLIS, Karen Laurel appointed
    secretary
  48. 1998-02-11
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Edward Phillip resigned
    director
  49. 1998-02-11
    ➕
    HUMPHRY, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  50. 1998-01-01
    ➖
    SHERIDAN, Thomas resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 74 events

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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 2021-03-16

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1993-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ca House
21 Haymarket Yards
Edinburgh
EH12 5BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 25 resigned)

SOARE, Vernon John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Janis Lesley→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1998-06-22
Resigned
KEMP, Edward Peter, Sir→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 1993-10-13
Resigned
PHIZACKLEA, Michael Matthew→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-13 · resigned 1996-03-28
Resigned
SHEPHERD, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-30 · resigned 2004-02-12
Resigned
SMITH, Leslie Robert→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2011-09-19
Resigned
WILLIS, Karen Laurel→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-22 · resigned 1999-07-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 1993-06-17
Resigned
ARMITAGE, Edward Phillip→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-06-09 · resigned 1998-02-11
Resigned
COLELLA, Anton→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-12-08 · resigned 2018-03-23
Resigned
EASTON, David John→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 1997-05-02
Resigned
EISENBERG, Eva Ruth→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2003-09-30
Resigned
ETTRIDGE, Jean→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
FAGG, Andrew Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-01-17 · resigned 2019-07-24
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Thomas Joseph→
director · ~88y · appointed 1993-12-08 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned
HUDSON, Desmond Gerard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
HUGHES, William Young→
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-12-08 · resigned 1996-04-10
Resigned
HUMPHRY, Susan Elizabeth→
director · appointed 1998-02-11 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned
KEEBLE, Herbert Ben Curtis, Sir→
director · ~104y · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned
LICKISS, Michael Gillam, Sir→
director · ~92y · appointed 1993-06-17 · resigned 1997-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-03-16
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2017-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-06-27