STAGECOACH QUEST TRUSTEE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC199659 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-07

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

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

29 officers (6 active, 29 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 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 (73 events)Click to expand

2022-07-05
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-07-05
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Company dissolved
2022-04-19
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-04-08
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dissolution · DS01
2022-01-31
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accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-01-17
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accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-24
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officers · CH01
2017-09-05
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accounts · AA
2016-09-23
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accounts · AA
2015-11-26
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officers · TM01
2015-11-26
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officers · TM01
2015-11-26
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officers · TM01
2015-11-26
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officers · TM01
2015-11-26
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officers · TM01
2015-11-05
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CAIN, Leslie Bernard resigned
director
2015-11-05
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LEESE, Katrina Mary resigned
director
2015-11-05
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ROLLS, Harry resigned
director
2015-11-05
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WHEATCROFT, David resigned
director
2015-11-05
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YOUNG, James resigned
director
2015-09-09
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-07
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accounts · AA
2010-02-22
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LEESE, Katrina Mary appointed
director
2010-02-12
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SALMOND, Nicola Susan Mary resigned
director
2009-05-29
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VAUX, Michael John appointed
secretary
2009-05-29
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VAUX, Michael John appointed
director
2009-05-29
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WHITNALL, Alan Leonard resigned
secretary
2009-05-29
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WHITNALL, Alan Leonard resigned
director
2007-03-19
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HAMILTON, John Connor appointed
director
2007-03-19
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GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew resigned
director
2006-10-18
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HALL, Michael resigned
director
2004-09-01
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SCOTT, Derek resigned
secretary
2004-09-01
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WHITNALL, Alan Leonard appointed
secretary
2004-09-01
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SALMOND, Nicola Susan Mary appointed
director
2004-04-13
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RIGG, Keith resigned
director
2002-10-25
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BRAY, David George resigned
director
2002-07-21
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COCHRANE, Keith Robertson resigned
director
2002-07-03
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COX, Brian John resigned
director
2002-01-23
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STOCKLEY, John appointed
director
2001-08-30
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MCMULLAN, James resigned
director
2001-07-12
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LAWSON, Joseph, Councillor resigned
director
2001-07-12
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SMITH, Gerrard resigned
director
2001-07-12
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YOUNG, James appointed
director
2000-11-23
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MCKAY, Anne resigned
director
2000-07-25
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GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew appointed
director
2000-07-25
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HINKLEY, William Barry resigned
director
2000-02-14
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KINSKI, Michael John resigned
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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 2022-07-05

Group structure

Stagecoach Transport Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Stagecoach Transport Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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STAGECOACH QUEST TRUSTEE LIMITED

This company · SC199659

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
Stagecoach Transport Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-09-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

10 Dunkeld Road

Perth

Perthshire

PH1 5TW

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2021-05-01

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