STYLETUFT LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC263978 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-25

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.4y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth 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

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

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 (46 events)Click to expand

2019-12-10
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-12-10
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Company dissolved
2019-09-24
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-09-12
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dissolution · DS01
2019-08-30
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capital · SH19
2019-08-30
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legacy
capital · SH20
2019-08-30
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2019-08-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-07-29
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capital · SH19
2019-07-29
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legacy
capital · SH20
2019-07-29
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2019-07-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-08-23
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accounts · AA
2018-03-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-03-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-03-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-02-28
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capital · SH01
2018-02-08
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officers · AP01
2018-02-08
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officers · AP01
2018-02-08
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officers · TM01
2018-02-08
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officers · TM01
2018-02-08
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officers · TM02
2018-02-08
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officers · AP01
2018-02-08
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officers · TM01
2018-02-08
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officers · AP04
2018-01-31
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BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-01-31
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CHANDLER, Robert appointed
director
2018-01-31
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KIRKPATRICK, James Lester appointed
director
2018-01-31
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SMITH, David Arnold appointed
director
2018-01-31
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TALLON, Karen Swenson appointed
director
2018-01-31
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2018-01-31
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MITCHELL, Robert William resigned
director
2018-01-31
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SMITH, Gillian resigned
director
2018-01-31
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WATTERS, Douglas resigned
director
2018-01-15
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-12-22
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LIND, David resigned
director
2007-11-16
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WILLIAMSON, Frank Carr appointed
director
2007-11-16
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LIND, David appointed
director
2007-11-16
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MITCHELL, Robert William appointed
director
2007-11-16
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SMITH, Gillian appointed
director
2007-11-16
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WATTERS, Douglas appointed
director
2007-11-16
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WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-11-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-02-25
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Company incorporated
As STYLETUFT LIMITED
2004-02-25
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-02-25
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WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-12-10

2 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2019-08-30: legacy; 2019-07-29: legacy

Group structure

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

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Shaw Europe Limited

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

ultimate parent

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STYLETUFT LIMITED

This company · SC263978

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
Shaw Europe Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	12/03/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Gillian Smithceased 12/03/2018· 25-50% shares
Douglas Wattersceased 12/03/2018· 25-50% 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

Incorporated2004-02-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

15 Atholl Crescent

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 8HA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2017-12-31

Confirmation statement

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