EURO SPICE LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC338098 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-19
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
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5211
Sector: Transportation & storage
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-10-15
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2010-10-15
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2010-06-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2009-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2009-03-19
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  6. 2008-02-21
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  7. 2008-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EURO SPICE LTD.
  8. 2008-02-19
    SHAH, Ahmed appointed
    secretary
  9. 2008-02-19
    SHAH, Hussain Ahmed appointed
    director
  10. 2008-02-19
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  11. 2008-02-19
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  12. 2008-02-19
    📄
    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 18 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 2010-10-15

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC5211 — SIC 5211

Registered office

Unit 3
25 Beaverhall Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2009-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

SHAH, Ahmed
secretary · appointed 2008-02-19
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Active
SHAH, Hussain Ahmed
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-02-19
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Active
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2008-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-11-26
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-03-19
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2008-02-19