EFFERVESCENT VENUES LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC485794 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-03
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
49/100
Watch
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-03-04
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2021-03-04
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-12-04
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland
    insolvency · WU15(Scot)
  4. 2016-10-04
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotland
    insolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
  5. 2016-10-04
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotland
    insolvency · 4.2(Scot)
  6. 2016-09-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2016-08-20
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2016-08-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2016-05-11
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2016-05-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2016-03-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-03-23
    DAVIDSON, Russell resigned
    director
  13. 2016-02-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-02-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-01-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2015-09-12
    KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2014-09-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EFFERVESCENT VENUES LTD
  19. 2014-09-03
    DAVIDSON, Russell appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-03-04

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2021-03-04: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2020-12-04: liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Hospitality · AB postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AB PADMA LTD
SC841151 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
ABER KITCHEN LTD
SC844491 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
ABERDEEN FAMOUS HOUSE LTD
SC848428 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ABHD LTD
SC822611 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ABZ SCOOPS LTD
SC733319 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
ADEN HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAST LIMITED
SC654757 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
AJ FAST FOODS LTD
SC733359 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
AL-AQYAL LTD
SC866545 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ALFIE MAIR LIMITED
SC751355 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
ALL STAR PUB GROUP LTD
SC850538 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ANCHANS AUTHENTICS LTD
SC533258 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
APARTMENT E ABERDEEN LTD
SC784077 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

64 Allardice Street
Stonehaven
AB39 2AA

Filing status

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

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Russell
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-09-03 · resigned 2016-03-23
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2021-03-04
liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland
insolvency · WU15(Scot)
2020-12-04
liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotland
insolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
2016-10-04
liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotland
insolvency · 4.2(Scot)
2016-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-09-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2016-08-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-08-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2016-02-06
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-02-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-01-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-09-03