PURPLE IMP MARKETING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC577958 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-04
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 55/100 (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 (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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
25
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2024-11-05📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2024-11-05🏁Company dissolved
- 2022-07-12📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2022-05-24📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-02📄legacyrestoration · AC93
- 2020-09-22📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2020-02-25📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2019-12-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2019-12-12📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-16➕MORAN, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2018-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs PURPLE IMP MARKETING LIMITED
- 2017-10-04➕MORAN, Barrie Francis appointeddirector
- 2017-10-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-11-05
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities
Registered office
8 8 Westbank Road
Longforgan
Angus
DD2 5FB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2021-10-03
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
MORAN, Barrie Francis→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-10-04
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MORAN, Lesley→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-05-16
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Recent filings (20 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-11-05
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2022-07-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-30
legacy
restoration · AC93
2020-11-02
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-09-22
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2020-02-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-12-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31