ARBUTHNOT (TRADESTON) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC477933 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20
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: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: low (47/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-07-12
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2016-07-12
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-04-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2016-02-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2016-01-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2016-01-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2015-12-19
    SPENCE, Stuart John resigned
    director
  8. 2015-12-18
    SPENCE, Stuart John appointed
    director
  9. 2015-12-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2015-12-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2015-10-19
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-08-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2015-08-19
    KIRK, Keith resigned
    director
  14. 2015-01-01
    CASTREY, Tony appointed
    director
  15. 2014-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARBUTHNOT (TRADESTON) LIMITED
  16. 2014-05-20
    KIRK, Keith appointed
    director
  17. 2014-05-20
    📄
    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 2016-07-12

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

144 The Hatrack
St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5LQ
Scotland

Filing status

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

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

CASTREY, Tony
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
KIRK, Keith
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2015-08-19
Resigned
SPENCE, Stuart John
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2015-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2016-07-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-12-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-08-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-05-20