WATSON DOUGLAS DEVELOPMENTS (STONEHAVEN) LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2018-09-25📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2018-09-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-07-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs WATSON DOUGLAS DEVELOPMENTS (STONEHAVEN) LIMITED
- 2017-04-20➕JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-04-20➕DOUGLAS, Keith George appointeddirector
- 2017-04-20➕WATSON, David John appointeddirector
- 2017-04-20➕MILLER, Innes Richard appointeddirector
- 2017-04-20➖MILLER, Innes Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-04-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DOUGLAS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-09-25
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