WINE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC213286 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-28

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

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 9305

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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 (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth 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 (32 events)Click to expand

2012-05-11
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-05-11
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Company dissolved
2012-01-20
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-01-04
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-12-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2009-12-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-08
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officers · CH01
2009-12-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-08
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2009-09-24
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-01-14
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-03-14
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-11-28
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2007-01-08
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-01-08
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officers · 288c
2007-01-08
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legacy
officers · 288c
2006-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2005-11-30
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2004-12-09
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-12-09
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legacy
annual-return · 363(287)
2004-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2003-12-05
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2000-11-28
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Company incorporated
As WINE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2000-11-28
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-28
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SLAVEN, Derek Francis appointed
director
2000-11-28
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SLAVEN, Monica Jane appointed
director
2000-11-28
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WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-11-28
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WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 2012-05-11

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-11-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC9305 — SIC 9305

Registered office

C/O Wright Johnston & Mackenzie

Llp 302 St Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5RZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2010-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-28

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Active

SLAVEN, Derek Francis→

director · ~55y · appointed 2000-11-28

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Active

SLAVEN, Monica Jane→

director · ~52y · appointed 2000-11-28

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Active

WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2000-11-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2012-05-11

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2012-01-20

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2012-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2011-08-08

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2010-12-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2010-08-11

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2009-12-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2009-12-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2009-12-08

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2009-12-08

accounts-with-made-up-date

accounts · AA

2009-09-24

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2009-01-14

accounts-with-made-up-date

accounts · AA

2008-03-14

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2007-11-28

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

accounts · AA

2007-02-20