THE HANGING BAT BEER CAFE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC513434 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-19
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
54/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (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, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth 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
50
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 (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-05-24
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2016-05-24
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-02-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2016-02-04
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2015-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE HANGING BAT BEER CAFE LIMITED
  6. 2015-08-19
    MAIR, Christopher Alexander appointed
    director
  7. 2015-08-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 2016-05-24

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Lawhead Farmhouse
Lawhead
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 9LF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

MAIR, Christopher Alexander
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-08-19
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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-05-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-02-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-02-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2015-08-19