THE EMBO TRUST (TRADING) LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC561318 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-23

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Legal friction: moderate → low

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Legal friction: moderate → low

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2023

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

33 officers (6 active, 33 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-05-31	2022-05-31
Total assets	—	£-1.9k
Current assets	—	£2.7k
Cash	—	£2.7k
Net assets	—	£-1.9k

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 (85 events)Click to expand

2024-07-02
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-07-02
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Company dissolved
2024-04-16
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-04-08
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dissolution · DS01
2024-01-03
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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MCCULLOCH, George resigned
director
2023-12-05
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accounts · AA
2023-10-08
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officers · AP01
2023-10-08
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officers · TM01
2023-09-30
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CUMMING, Jeanette appointed
director
2023-09-30
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JONES, Bryan resigned
director
2023-06-09
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officers · AP03
2023-06-04
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2023-06-04
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2023-06-04
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2023-06-04
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2023-06-04
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2023-06-04
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2023-06-04
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2023-06-04
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officers · TM02
2023-06-04
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address · AD01
2023-05-30
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MCGILLIVRAY, James William appointed
secretary
2023-05-24
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CONNELL, Kurt appointed
director
2023-05-24
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MACDONALD, Shirley Alexandra Patricia appointed
director
2023-05-24
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MCGILLIVRAY, James William appointed
director
2023-05-24
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BEWS, Lawrence James resigned
secretary
2023-05-24
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BEWS, Lawrence James resigned
director
2023-05-24
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DOYLE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-05-24
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MACDONALD, Alexander resigned
director
2023-05-24
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MACKAY, Gayle resigned
director
2023-03-07
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officers · TM01
2023-02-27
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accounts · AA
2023-02-10
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MCCULLOCH, Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-09-15
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officers · AP01
2022-09-15
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2022-09-15
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officers · TM01
2022-09-15
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officers · TM01
2022-09-09
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BEWS, Catherine Glidden resigned
director
2022-09-09
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KIME, Alison resigned
director
2022-09-09
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MACDONALD, John resigned
director
2022-09-09
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MACDONALD, Susan resigned
director
2022-09-09
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MCCULLOCH, Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-09-09
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MCCULLOCH, George appointed
director
2021-07-30
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GRIGG, Catriona appointed
director
2021-07-30
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DOYLE, Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-07-30
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KIME, Alison appointed
director
2021-07-30
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MACDONALD, Alexander appointed
director
2021-07-25
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LAWRENCE, Erick resigned
director
2021-03-03
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BEWS, Lawrence James appointed
director
2021-03-03
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BEWS, Lawrence James resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 2024-07-02

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-03-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

8 School Street

Embo

Dornoch

IV25 3PZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2023-05-31

Confirmation statement

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