MR AND MRS BANKS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC437787 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-28

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

—

year to Jun 2019

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47770

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). 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: medium (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth a look

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2019-06-30
Average employees	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2020-09-22
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-09-22
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Company dissolved
2020-02-04
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-01-29
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-01-22
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2019-01-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-01-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-06-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2014-02-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-02-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-06-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-04-09
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2013-03-22
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BANKS, Christopher Robin appointed
director
2013-03-22
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BANKS, Roxana appointed
director
2013-03-22
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MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-03-22
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LANG, Alistair James resigned
director
2012-11-28
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Company incorporated
As MR AND MRS BANKS LIMITED
2012-11-28
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MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-11-28
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LANG, Alistair James appointed
director

Owner dependency

96/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BANKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 2020-09-22

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Roxana Banks Individual · British · DOB 02/1946 · age 80	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016
Mr Christopher Robin Banks Individual · British · DOB 10/1943 · age 83	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2012-11-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770

Registered office

Burnbank

Farnell

Brechin

Angus

DD9 6UH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2019-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

BANKS, Christopher Robin→

director · ~83y · appointed 2013-03-22

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Active

BANKS, Roxana→

director · ~80y · appointed 2013-03-22

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Active

MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2013-03-22

Resigned

LANG, Alistair James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2013-03-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2020-09-22

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2020-02-04

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2020-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2019-11-20

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2019-06-12

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2019-01-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2019-01-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2019-01-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2019-01-09

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

address · AD01

2019-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-12-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2018-11-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2017-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-12-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2016-12-14