00054337 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
00054337 · ltd · incorporated 1897-10-07
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
book net assets
Opportunity
48/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 48/100 (watch), bankability 25/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 66). 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
48/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-02-21
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2017-02-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2008-04-09
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  4. 2008-01-07
    TIMMINS, Richard Keith appointed
    director
  5. 2007-08-10
    JOHNSTON, Peter Douglas resigned
    director
  6. 2004-10-07
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  7. 2004-09-17
    HEARN, Catherine Ann resigned
    director
  8. 2004-09-17
    HIBBERT, Barry Alan resigned
    director
  9. 2004-06-11
    GOODWIN, Alan appointed
    secretary
  10. 2004-06-11
    GOODWIN, Alan appointed
    director
  11. 2004-06-11
    BRIDGES, Clive resigned
    secretary
  12. 2004-06-11
    BRIDGES, Clive resigned
    director
  13. 2002-09-30
    ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray resigned
    director
  14. 2002-08-01
    HEARN, Catherine Ann appointed
    director
  15. 2002-08-01
    JOHNSTON, Peter Douglas appointed
    director
  16. 2002-05-22
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  17. 2001-09-17
    BROWN, Frederick James resigned
    director
  18. 2001-07-30
    HIBBERT, Barry Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2000-11-27
    ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray appointed
    director
  20. 2000-08-01
    RUDSTON, Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 1998-09-14
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  22. 1996-06-17
    RUDSTON, Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 1996-06-14
    HOLLORAN, Peter John resigned
    director
  24. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  25. 1994-11-22
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  26. 1990-09-05
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  27. 1989-06-27
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  28. 1989-03-06
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  29. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  30. 1897-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00054337 LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 129 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
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: 2005-07-30

Company in liquidation
high

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1897-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

1 Apex Business Centre
Boscombe Road
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU5 4SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2005-07-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2003-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

GOODWIN, Alan
secretary · appointed 2004-06-11
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Active
GOODWIN, Alan
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-06-11
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Active
TIMMINS, Richard Keith
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-01-07
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Active
BRIDGES, Clive
secretary · resigned 2004-06-11
Resigned
BRIDGES, Clive
director · ~81y · resigned 2004-06-11
Resigned
BROWN, Frederick James
director · ~78y · resigned 2001-09-17
Resigned
HEARN, Catherine Ann
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2004-09-17
Resigned
HIBBERT, Barry Alan
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-07-30 · resigned 2004-09-17
Resigned
HOLLORAN, Peter John
director · ~82y · resigned 1996-06-14
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Peter Douglas
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2007-08-10
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-11-27 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
RUDSTON, Anthony
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-06-17 · resigned 2000-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2017-02-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2017-02-21
legacy
address · 287
2008-04-09
legacy
address · 287
2004-10-07
legacy
address · 287
2002-05-22
legacy
address · 287
1998-09-14
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
legacy
address · 287
1994-11-22
legacy
address · 287
1990-09-05
legacy
address · 287
1989-06-27
legacy
address · 287
1989-03-06
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01