ISANDCO TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC168203 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-10
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9302
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 28.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
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 (37 events)Click to expand
- 2011-05-06📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-05-06🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-01-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-03-14📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-03-14📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-03-14📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-03-13➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-13➖IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-27📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-10-10📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-09-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2004-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-11-08📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2004-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-09-27📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2002-10-28📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2002-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2001-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2001-11-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2001-01-11📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2000-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 1999-04-22➖CLARK, Linda resigneddirector
- 1999-02-25➕STABLES, Denise appointeddirector
- 1998-05-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-04-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-04-30➕CLARK, Linda appointeddirector
- 1997-04-30➖ROXBURGH, Roy resignednominee-director
- 1996-09-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ISANDCO TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE LIMITED
- 1996-09-10➕IAIN SMITH & COMPANY appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-09-10➕ROXBURGH, Roy appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 2011-05-06
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC9302 — SIC 9302
Registered office
66 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STABLES, Denise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IAIN SMITH & COMPANY→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-09-10 · resigned 2008-03-13
CLARK, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1997-04-30 · resigned 1999-04-22
ROXBURGH, Roy→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-09-10 · resigned 1997-04-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/05/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/04/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-05-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-02-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-01-29
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-10-01
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-03-14
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-03-14
legacy
address · 287
2008-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-10-25
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-09-27
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-11-01
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2005-09-22