TREEHOUSE LEISURE (PRESTWICK) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC329240 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-14
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 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
15 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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-02-19
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2010-02-19
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2009-10-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2009-02-27
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  5. 2008-12-01
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 419a(Scot)
  6. 2008-11-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2008-11-04
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  8. 2008-08-01
    FINNIE, Ernest Victor resigned
    secretary
  9. 2007-10-17
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 410(Scot)
  10. 2007-10-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  11. 2007-09-28
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    legacy
    mortgage · 410(Scot)
  12. 2007-09-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2007-09-21
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)R
  14. 2007-09-21
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · 225
  15. 2007-09-21
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  16. 2007-09-21
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  17. 2007-09-21
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  18. 2007-08-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  19. 2007-08-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  20. 2007-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As TREEHOUSE LEISURE (PRESTWICK) LIMITED
  21. 2007-08-14
    FINNIE, Kevin Duncan appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-14
    FINNIE, Ernest Victor appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-08-14
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-08-14
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-08-14
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-08-14
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-08-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 2010-02-19

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Balgarth 8 Dunure Road
Doonfoot
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 4HR

Filing status

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

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

FINNIE, Kevin Duncan
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-08-14
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Active
FINNIE, Ernest Victor
secretary · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2007-08-14
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2007-08-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property09/10/2007
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property26/09/200729/11/2008
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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-02-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2009-10-30
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-02-27
legacy
mortgage · 419a(Scot)
2008-12-01
legacy
address · 287
2008-11-04
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2007-10-17
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2007-09-28
legacy
capital · 88(2)R
2007-09-21
legacy
accounts · 225
2007-09-21
legacy
address · 287
2007-09-21
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-09-21
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-09-21
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-08-15
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-08-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2007-08-14