CREATIVE AID LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC264333 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-03
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7440
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
60
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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-07-09
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2010-07-09
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2010-03-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2007-07-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2006-06-13
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  6. 2006-06-13
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363(353)
  7. 2005-06-22
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  8. 2005-06-22
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  9. 2005-06-22
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  10. 2005-06-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288c
  11. 2005-06-14
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Natalie appointed
    secretary
  12. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    BASCETTA, Emanuele resigned
    director
  13. 2005-05-26
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  14. 2005-05-26
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  15. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2005-05-16
    ➖
    BISHOPS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2005-05-16
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  18. 2005-05-09
    ➖
    REID, Andrew John resigned
    director
  19. 2005-04-04
    📍
    legacy
    address · 353
  20. 2005-04-03
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  21. 2005-02-22
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288c
  22. 2004-11-17
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    legacy
    officers · 288c
  23. 2004-11-17
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  24. 2004-10-15
    📍
    legacy
    address · 353
  25. 2004-10-15
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  26. 2004-07-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  27. 2004-06-10
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)R
  28. 2004-04-19
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  29. 2004-04-13
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  30. 2004-04-13
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  31. 2004-04-07
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  32. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    CUNNING, Daniel Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    BASCETTA, Emanuele appointed
    director
  34. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    REID, Andrew John appointed
    director
  35. 2004-03-18
    ➖
    MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2004-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CREATIVE AID LTD.
  37. 2004-03-03
    ➕
    BISHOPS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2004-03-03
    ➕
    MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-07-09

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7440 — SIC 7440

Registered office

8 Methuen Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 4JZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
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Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Natalie→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-14
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Active
BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-16
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Active
CUNNING, Daniel Michael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISHOPS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
BASCETTA, Emanuele→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
REID, Andrew John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2005-05-09
Resigned
MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2004-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-03-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2007-07-20
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-06-13
legacy
annual-return · 363(353)
2006-06-13
legacy
officers · 288a
2005-06-22
legacy
address · 287
2005-06-22
legacy
officers · 288b
2005-06-22
legacy
officers · 288c
2005-06-15
legacy
officers · 288a
2005-05-26
legacy
officers · 288b
2005-05-26
legacy
officers · 288b
2005-05-16
legacy
address · 353
2005-04-04
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-04-03
legacy
officers · 288c
2005-02-22