SWONA LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC220582 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-25
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
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 2956
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
90
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
- 2010-05-14📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-05-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-01-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-11-05📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2009-04-14📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-09-03📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-04-02📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-03📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-03-03📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-11-26➕AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-26➖ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-10-30📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-07-12📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-07-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-07-07📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-05-19📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-23📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-07-08📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-01-07📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2004-12-07➖CLARK, David John resigneddirector
- 2004-09-14📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-06-09📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2004-03-25📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2003-08-05📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-02-03📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2002-07-11📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2002-07-11📄legacyannual-return · 363(287)
- 2002-04-23📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2001-11-09📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2001-10-04➕DALGLEISH, Thomas Scott Frame appointeddirector
- 2001-10-04➖BROWN, Simon Thomas David resigneddirector
- 2001-10-04➕CLARK, David John appointeddirector
- 2001-10-04➖KERR, John Neilson resigneddirector
- 2001-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs SWONA LIMITED
- 2001-06-25➕ANDERSON STRATHERN WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-25➕BROWN, Simon Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2001-06-25➕KERR, John Neilson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-05-14
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC2956 — SIC 2956
Registered office
1 Rutland Court
Edinburgh
EH3 8EY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)
AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALGLEISH, Thomas Scott Frame→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2001-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2007-11-26
BROWN, Simon Thomas David→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2001-10-04
CLARK, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-10-04 · resigned 2004-12-07
KERR, John Neilson→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2001-10-04
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Recent filings (31 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-01-22
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2009-11-05
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-04-14
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-09-03
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-04-02
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-03-03
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-03-03
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-10-30
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-07-12
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-07-11
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-07-07
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2006-05-19
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2006-01-23
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2005-07-08