ELLIESLEA LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC351333 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-14
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
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2014-03-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-03-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-11-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-04-25📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2013-02-08📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-01-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2013-01-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2012-09-23➖BARTON, Mark resigneddirector
- 2012-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2012-03-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-03-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-07-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2008-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ELLIESLEA LIMITED
- 2008-11-14➕BARTON, Susan Catherine appointeddirector
- 2008-11-14➕BARTON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2008-11-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-03-07
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
41 Dundee Road West
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
BARTON, Susan Catherine→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-11-14
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BARTON, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2008-11-14 · resigned 2012-09-23
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Recent filings (23 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-03-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-11-15
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2013-04-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-02-08
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-01-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-06-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2012-03-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-03-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2012-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2011-07-26