WHITBERG LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC422265 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19
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
59/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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 (48/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-08-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2013-08-23
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-05-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2013-04-18
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2012-06-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2012-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WHITBERG LIMITED
  7. 2012-04-19
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2012-04-19
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
    nominee-director
  9. 2012-04-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 2013-08-23

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

34 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1FW
Scotland

Filing status

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

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-19
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NEILSON, Ewan Craig
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-19
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-08-23
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-05-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-04-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2012-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-04-19