VILLA HEALTHCARE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC394063 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-22
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
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-03-14
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2017-03-14
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-12-27
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2016-12-16
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2016-04-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2015-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2015-03-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2014-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2014-03-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2013-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2013-03-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2013-03-12
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    address · AD01
  13. 2012-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2012-02-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-02-27
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    address · AD01
  16. 2012-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2011-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As VILLA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  18. 2011-02-22
    SHEASBY, David Murray appointed
    director
  19. 2011-02-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 15 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 2017-03-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Titanium 1 Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2015-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

SHEASBY, David Murray
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-02-22
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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-03-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-12-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-12-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-03-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-03-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-11-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-02-27