CREATIVE ENTERPRISE OFFICE LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC388662 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-11

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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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2021-10-26
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-10-26
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Company dissolved
2021-10-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-10
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-07-30
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-06-22
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-06-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-08
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GOW, James Alexander Hopkins resigned
director
2020-04-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-20
➖
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-04-06
➖
MACPHERSON, Robin David Cameron, Professor resigned
director
2019-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-06-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-01-23
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-01-08
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SWEENEY, Michelle resigned
director
2018-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-06-10
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ATKINSON, Ginnie resigned
director
2016-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-22
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SHERIDAN, Carole resigned
director
2016-01-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-01-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-01-06
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MACPHERSON, Robin David Cameron, Professor appointed
director
2015-11-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-18
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GOW, James Alexander Hopkins appointed
director
2014-05-26
➕
SWEENEY, Michelle appointed
director
2014-04-01
➕
GIBBONS, Gwilym Meredith Lloyd appointed
director
2014-04-01
➖
LAST, Bob resigned
director
2013-04-30
➖
ATTALA, Jennifer resigned
director
2012-12-19
➕
SHERIDAN, Carole appointed
director
2012-06-29
➖
COOK, William David resigned
director
2011-01-11
➕
ATTALA, Jennifer appointed
director
2011-01-11
➕
COOK, William David appointed
director
2011-01-11
➕
LAST, Bob appointed
director
2011-01-11
➖
MACLEOD, Angus George resigned
director
2011-01-11
➖
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2010-12-20
➕
ATKINSON, Ginnie appointed
director
2010-11-11
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Company incorporated
As CREATIVE ENTERPRISE OFFICE LTD
2010-11-11
➕
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-11-11
➕
MACLEOD, Angus George appointed
director
2010-11-11
➕
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on 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 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 2021-10-26

Group structure

Cultural Enterprise Office is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Cultural Enterprise Office

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CREATIVE ENTERPRISE OFFICE LTD

This company · SC388662

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cultural Enterprise Office Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-11-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Southblock Osborne Street

Studio 236

Glasgow

G1 5QH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2019-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 11 resigned)

GIBBONS, Gwilym Meredith Lloyd→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-11-11 · resigned 2020-04-20

Resigned

ATKINSON, Ginnie→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-12-20 · resigned 2016-06-10

Resigned

ATTALA, Jennifer→

director · ~83y · appointed 2011-01-11 · resigned 2013-04-30

Resigned

COOK, William David→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-01-11 · resigned 2012-06-29

Resigned

GOW, James Alexander Hopkins→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2020-05-08

Resigned

LAST, Bob→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-01-11 · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

MACLEOD, Angus George→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-11-11 · resigned 2011-01-11

Resigned

MACPHERSON, Robin David Cameron, Professor→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-06 · resigned 2020-04-06

Resigned

SHERIDAN, Carole→

director · ~55y · appointed 2012-12-19 · resigned 2016-01-22

Resigned

SWEENEY, Michelle→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-26 · resigned 2019-01-08

Resigned

WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-11-11 · resigned 2011-01-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2021-10-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-10-07

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2021-08-10

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2021-07-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2021-06-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2020-06-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-05-11

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2020-04-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-11-27

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2019-06-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2019-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-01-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2019-01-23