00034239 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation

00034239 · ltd · incorporated 1891-06-19

Investment thesis

Company liquidation — 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

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Opportunity

38/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 1751

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed low-transparency controlled group — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 38/100 (watch), bankability 0/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 73). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (100/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

17 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 75/100 (specialist).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

Lenders & charges

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (1 active, 27 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

180 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

38/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2017-04-06
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restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2017-04-06
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2014-06-05
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2014-06-05
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Company dissolved
2014-03-05
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liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.72
2013-12-30
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liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2013-04-26
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mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2013-04-26
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mortgage · MR05
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mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2013-01-24
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liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2012-01-17
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2012-01-11
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Charge satisfied #17
2011-12-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-12-02
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liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidation
insolvency · 2.34B
2011-11-15
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liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-meeting
insolvency · 2.23B
2011-09-02
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SMITH, David John resigned
secretary
2011-09-02
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COATES, Donald William resigned
director
2011-09-02
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JOHANSEN, Peter John Sverre resigned
director
2011-09-02
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WALKER, Andrew John resigned
director
2011-08-26
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
2011-08-25
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GLENCAIRN-CAMPBELL, Diarmid Cecil Brinton resigned
director
2011-08-09
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2011-08-09
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L. as Lender
2011-08-09
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L. as Lender
2011-08-09
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
2011-08-09
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
2011-08-09
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
2011-08-09
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
2011-05-25
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BRINTON, Michael Ashley Cecil resigned
director
2011-01-17
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BRINTON, Julian Beauclerk Tatton resigned
director
2011-01-03
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COATES, Donald William appointed
director
2010-12-31
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BRINTON HOPE, Catharine Elizabeth resigned
director
2010-12-31
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REILLY, Howard Neil resigned
director
2010-12-31
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STANNARD, Terry George resigned
director
2010-06-09
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2010-06-09
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2010-06-09
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2010-06-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

93/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 135 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 high · 1 low

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2011-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2016-12-08

Company in liquidation

high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

6 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2014-06-05: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2014-03-05: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

16 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusliquidation

Typeltd

Incorporated1891-06-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC1751 — SIC 1751

Registered office

The Zenith Building

26 Spring Gardens

Manchester

M2 1AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2011-03-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2009-07-04

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2016-12-08OVERDUE

Last: —

Officers (1 active · 26 resigned)

GRAY, Ian Archie→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-05-07

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Active

GARDINER, Edwin Pryce→

secretary · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

SMITH, David John→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2011-09-02

Resigned

BLISS, Keith Malcolm→

director · ~74y · appointed 1993-05-13 · resigned 1997-07-15

Resigned

BRINTON, Julian Beauclerk Tatton→

director · ~58y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2011-01-17

Resigned

BRINTON, Michael Ashley Cecil→

director · ~85y · resigned 2011-05-25

Resigned

BRINTON HOPE, Catharine Elizabeth→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2010-12-31

Resigned

BROOKES, Richard Anthony→

director · ~91y · resigned 1997-06-30

Resigned

CLIST, Julian Reginald Brinton→

director · ~92y · resigned 2003-12-31

Resigned

COATES, Donald William→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-01-03 · resigned 2011-09-02

Resigned

DOUGLAS-PENNANT, Simon→

director · ~88y · resigned 1998-07-01

Resigned

FOLWELL, Alan John Steel, Dr→

director · ~80y · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 2002-08-31

Resigned

GARDINER, Edwin Pryce→

director · ~81y · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

GLENCAIRN-CAMPBELL, Diarmid Cecil Brinton→

director · ~82y · appointed 2004-06-24 · resigned 2011-08-25

Resigned

HABERMAN, Tasman Francis→

director · ~83y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2003-06-30

Resigned

HARRIS, John Richard→

director · ~86y · appointed 1999-07-23 · resigned 2005-07-01

Resigned

JOHANSEN, Peter John Sverre→

director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2011-09-02

Resigned

KEATINGE, Richard Arthur Davis→

director · ~79y · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2008-02-29

Resigned

NEUBAUER, Eirion Andrew Charles→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-29 · resigned 2010-02-28

Resigned

PILLING, John Reginald→

director · ~82y · resigned 2004-10-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.	Pledge agreement	1 property	26/08/2011	11/01/2012
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities	1 property	09/08/2011	—
outstanding	Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L. as Lender	Mortgage	1 property	09/08/2011	—
outstanding	Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L. as Lender	Mortgage	1 property	09/08/2011	—
outstanding	Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.	Debenture	1 property	09/08/2011	—
outstanding	Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.	Mortgage	1 property	09/08/2011	—
outstanding	Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.	Mortgage	1 property	09/08/2011	—
outstanding	Carlyle Strategic Partners Ii Luxembourg S.A.R.L.	Mortgage	1 property	09/08/2011	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	09/06/2010	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	09/06/2010	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	09/06/2010	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	09/06/2010	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	09/06/2010	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	09/06/2010	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Deed of admission to an omnibus letter of set-off dated 3/7/1996	1 property	19/05/2006	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	A deed of admission to an omnibus letter of set-off dated 3 july 1996	1 property	14/06/2004	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	A deed of admission to an omnibus letter of set-off dated 03/07/96	1 property	27/09/2003	—

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Recent filings (180 total)

restoration-order-of-court

restoration · AC92

2017-04-06

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2017-04-06

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2014-06-05

liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

insolvency · 4.72

2014-03-05

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

insolvency · 4.68

2013-12-30

mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

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mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

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mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26

mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number

mortgage · MR05

2013-04-26