TOUCHWOOD PROJECT

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC350287 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-10-22
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 8042
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-02-24
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2012-02-24
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2011-11-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2011-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2010-12-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2010-12-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2010-12-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  8. 2010-12-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    JONES, Debra Diane resigned
    director
  10. 2010-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2010-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  12. 2010-06-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  13. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    REMP, Julie appointed
    director
  14. 2010-01-15
    ➖
    KAKKONEN, Jenni Elina resigned
    director
  15. 2009-11-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2009-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2009-05-13
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  19. 2009-04-20
    ➕
    KAKKONEN, Jenni Elina appointed
    director
  20. 2009-04-08
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  21. 2009-01-30
    ➕
    JONES, Debra Diane appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-27
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  23. 2008-10-27
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  24. 2008-10-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TOUCHWOOD PROJECT
  25. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    DUBOIS, Rachel appointed
    director
  26. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    HANDOLL, Malcolm appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2008-10-22
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2008-10-22
    ➖
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2008-10-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 2012-02-24

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2008-10-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC8042 — SIC 8042

Registered office

Newhouse
Newhouse
Toab, Deerness
Orkney
KW17 2QG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

DUBOIS, Rachel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-10-22
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Active
HANDOLL, Malcolm→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-22
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Active
REMP, Julie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-06-01
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-10-22 · resigned 2008-10-22
Resigned
JONES, Debra Diane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-01-30 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
KAKKONEN, Jenni Elina→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-04-20 · resigned 2010-01-15
Resigned
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-10-22 · resigned 2008-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2012-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-05-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-06-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2009-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-05
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-05-13
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-04-08