WINSTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC352353 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-10
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
58/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
17 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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2011-09-02📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-09-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-05-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-03-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2011-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-01-27➖HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2011-01-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2011-01-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-12-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-12-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-23📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2009-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-02-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-02-11📄legacycapital · 122
- 2009-02-05📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-29📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-01-29📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-01-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2009-01-27➕CUSHLEY, Thomas John appointeddirector
- 2009-01-27➖MUNRO, Donald John resigneddirector
- 2009-01-27➖HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs WINSTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-12-10➕HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-12-10➕MUNRO, Donald John appointeddirector
- 2008-12-10➕HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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 2011-09-02
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
33 Laird Street
Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
ML5 3LW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
CUSHLEY, Thomas John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2009-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2011-01-27
MUNRO, Donald John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2009-01-27
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2009-01-27
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Recent filings (17 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-09-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-05-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-03-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2011-01-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2011-01-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-12-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-23
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2009-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2009-02-11
legacy
capital · 122
2009-02-11
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-02-05
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-01-29
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-01-29