THOTES LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC476845 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-06
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
55/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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 (49/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
55/100Worth 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
55
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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-12-22
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2015-12-22
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2015-09-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2014-11-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2014-11-21
    MOORE, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  6. 2014-10-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2014-10-10
    MOORE, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  8. 2014-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THOTES LTD
  9. 2014-05-06
    DYER, Colin Mccracken appointed
    director
  10. 2014-05-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 2015-12-22

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

13 Margaret Rose Drive
Edinburgh
EH10 7ER
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
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Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

DYER, Colin Mccracken
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-05-06
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Active
MOORE, Andrew Paul
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2014-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2015-12-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-10-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-05-06