THE FRANCO-SCOTTISH BUSINESS CLUB LIMITED

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SC148123 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-12-17

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

57 officers (7 active, 57 linked, 49 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

160 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (134 events)Click to expand

2015-07-31
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-07-31
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Company dissolved
2015-04-10
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-03-25
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dissolution · DS01
2014-12-12
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accounts · AA
2014-12-12
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annual-return · AR01
2013-12-23
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annual-return · AR01
2013-12-01
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accounts · AA
2013-04-26
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JONES, Christine Jane appointed
secretary
2013-04-26
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JONES, Paul Anthony resigned
secretary
2013-04-26
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officers · AP03
2013-04-26
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officers · TM02
2012-12-12
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accounts · AA
2012-12-12
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2011-12-20
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accounts · AA
2011-12-12
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annual-return · AR01
2011-10-24
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officers · AP01
2011-10-20
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officers · AP01
2011-05-17
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MILLAN, Gordon, Professor appointed
director
2011-05-17
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NICHOLLS, Deirdre, Mrs. appointed
director
2010-12-13
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accounts · AA
2010-12-08
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2010-12-08
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2010-08-05
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officers · AP03
2010-08-05
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officers · TM02
2010-08-05
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officers · TM01
2010-08-05
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address · AD01
2010-06-30
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JONES, Paul Anthony appointed
secretary
2010-06-30
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RICHALOT, Jerome resigned
secretary
2010-04-30
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MASSON, Alan John resigned
director
2010-01-05
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annual-return · AR01
2010-01-05
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officers · CH01
2010-01-05
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officers · CH01
2009-12-03
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JONES, Christine Jane resigned
director
2009-10-01
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RICHALOT, Jerome resigned
director
2009-06-04
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MOORE, Susan Mary appointed
director
2009-04-01
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NICHOLLS, Deirdre Judith resigned
secretary
2009-04-01
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RICHALOT, Jerome appointed
secretary
2009-04-01
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RICHALOT, Jerome appointed
director
2008-05-29
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MASSON, Alan John appointed
director
2008-01-23
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LAIRD CRAIG, Adrian Joseph appointed
director
2008-01-23
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PIGNATELLI, Paul Francis resigned
director
2007-09-13
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JANSCH, Steven William appointed
director
2007-09-07
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SALLMARD, Stephane resigned
director
2006-02-28
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MCNEIL, Christopher Douglas resigned
secretary
2006-02-28
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NICHOLLS, Deirdre Judith appointed
secretary
2006-02-28
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DUFAURE DE LAJARTE, Arnaud resigned
director
2005-12-15
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GARDINER, John resigned
director
2005-12-15
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PIGNATELLI, Paul Francis appointed
director
2005-01-11
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MCINTOSH, William Alexander appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-07-31

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1993-12-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

11 Randolph Crescent

Edinburgh

EH3 7TT

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2014-03-31

Confirmation statement

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