WAVERLEY BOOKS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC181265 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-04

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

56/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Book publishing

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

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 (49 events)Click to expand

2019-01-08
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-01-08
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Company dissolved
2018-10-09
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-10-03
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-07-18
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second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2018-07-16
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2018-07-16
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2018-07-16
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second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2018-07-16
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second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2018-07-16
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second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2018-07-16
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second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2017-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-04
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officers · AP01
2017-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-29
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THOMSON, David Howard Eric appointed
director
2017-06-29
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BAILEY, Stewart Andrew resigned
director
2017-06-29
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DALY, Paul resigned
director
2017-06-29
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TAYLOR, Paul resigned
director
2016-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-12-02
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2013-11-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-10-04
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GROSSET, Ronald Blair resigned
director
2012-01-05
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NOON, Rodney Ernest resigned
director
2010-11-25
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DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
secretary
2010-11-25
➕
BAILEY, Stewart Andrew appointed
director
2010-11-25
➕
DALY, Paul appointed
director
2010-11-25
➕
TAYLOR, Paul appointed
director
2010-05-04
➕
NOON, Rodney Ernest appointed
director
2010-04-30
➖
MILLER, Robert Michael resigned
secretary
2010-04-30
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MILLER, Robert Michael resigned
director
2001-09-01
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GROSSET, Ronald Blair appointed
director
2001-09-01
➖
ROSS, David Sutherland resigned
director
1997-12-12
➕
MILLER, Robert Michael appointed
secretary
1997-12-12
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-12-12
➕
MILLER, Robert Michael appointed
director
1997-12-12
➕
ROSS, David Sutherland appointed
director
1997-12-12
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-12-12
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-12-04
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Company incorporated
As WAVERLEY BOOKS LIMITED
1997-12-04
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-12-04
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-12-04
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

Group structure

Peter Haddock Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Peter Haddock Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WAVERLEY BOOKS LIMITED

This company · SC181265

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Peter Haddock Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Geddes And Grosset Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-12-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

Courier Buildings

2 Albert Square

Dundee

Tayside

DD1 9QJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2017-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 11 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2010-11-25

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Active

THOMSON, David Howard Eric→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-06-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILLER, Robert Michael→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2010-04-30

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-04 · resigned 1997-12-12

Resigned

BAILEY, Stewart Andrew→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-11-25 · resigned 2017-06-29

Resigned

DALY, Paul→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-11-25 · resigned 2017-06-29

Resigned

GROSSET, Ronald Blair→

director · ~71y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2013-10-04

Resigned

MILLER, Robert Michael→

director · ~83y · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2010-04-30

Resigned

NOON, Rodney Ernest→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2012-01-05

Resigned

ROSS, David Sutherland→

director · ~83y · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2001-09-01

Resigned

TAYLOR, Paul→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-11-25 · resigned 2017-06-29

Resigned

COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-04 · resigned 1997-12-12

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-04 · resigned 1997-12-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2019-01-08

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2018-10-09

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2018-10-03

second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date

annual-return · RP04AR01

2018-07-18

legacy

miscellaneous · RP04CS01

2018-07-16

legacy

miscellaneous · RP04CS01

2018-07-16

second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date

annual-return · RP04AR01

2018-07-16

second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date

annual-return · RP04AR01

2018-07-16

second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date

annual-return · RP04AR01

2018-07-16

second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date

annual-return · RP04AR01

2018-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2017-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-11-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2017-07-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2017-07-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2017-07-04