A1 FLOWER SERVICES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC222188 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-13
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (35 events)Click to expand
- 2022-10-11📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2022-10-11🏁Company dissolved
- 2022-07-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-04➖COWIE, Hiezel Margaret resigneddirector
- 2019-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-03➕COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointeddirector
- 2019-05-03➖COWIE, Ian Dyer resigneddirector
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-11📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2018-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-04-30➕INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-04-30➖HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-21➕HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-21➕INFINITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-21➖INFINITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-21➖INFINITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-10-12➖COWIE, Hiezel Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-12➕INFINITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 FLOWER SERVICES LIMITED
- 2001-08-13➕COWIE, Hiezel Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-13➕COWIE, Hiezel Margaret appointeddirector
- 2001-08-13➕COWIE, Ian Dyer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-10-11
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)
INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COWIE, Hiezel Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-13 · resigned 2004-10-12
HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2011-04-30
INFINITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2005-01-21
INFINITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2005-01-21
COWIE, Hiezel Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2001-08-13 · resigned 2020-01-04
COWIE, Ian Dyer→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2001-08-13 · resigned 2019-05-03
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Recent filings (73 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-10-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-13
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2018-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-06-11