ACESO SURGICAL LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC373426 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-22
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (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 (43/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
80
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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2011-10-14
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2011-10-14
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2011-06-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2010-09-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  5. 2010-06-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2010-06-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2010-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  8. 2010-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  9. 2010-06-16
    PARTRIDGE, Roland appointed
    director
  10. 2010-06-16
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  11. 2010-06-16
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  12. 2010-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACESO SURGICAL LTD
  13. 2010-02-22
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2010-02-22
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  15. 2010-02-22
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  16. 2010-02-22
    📄
    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 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 2011-10-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Standard Buildings (4th Fl.)
94 Hope Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 6PH

Filing status

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

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-22
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Active
PARTRIDGE, Roland
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-06-16
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Active
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2010-06-16
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2010-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-09-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2010-06-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-06-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2010-02-22