00058171 LIMITED
Opportunity 37/100 (watch), bankability 15/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2019-09-10⚠️order-of-court-restoration-previously-members-voluntary-liquidationinsolvency · REST-MVL
- 2019-09-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2008-12-09➕LAYCOCK, Rufus appointeddirector
- 2008-12-09➖LAYCOCK, Rufus resignedsecretary
- 2008-12-09➖NILSEN, Runar resigneddirector
- 2008-12-09➖ROQUE PEREIRA, Marcelo resigneddirector
- 2007-08-31➕NILSEN, Runar appointeddirector
- 2007-08-31➕ROQUE PEREIRA, Marcelo appointeddirector
- 2007-08-31➖WITTUSEN, Dag Fasmer resigneddirector
- 2007-06-25➖WILLIAMS, Nigel Edward Oliver resigneddirector
- 2006-11-02➖LAYCOCK, Rufus resigneddirector
- 2006-11-02➕WITTUSEN, Dag Fasmer appointeddirector
- 2005-01-17➖TH GROUP SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-17➕WILLIAMS, Nigel Edward Oliver appointeddirector
- 2004-01-17➕LAYCOCK, Rufus appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-23➖LAYCOCK, Rufus resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-23➕TH GROUP SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-05-23➖KING, Clifford resigneddirector
- 2000-05-23➕LAYCOCK, Rufus appointeddirector
- 1999-12-31➖FLETCHER, John Wilfred Sword resigneddirector
- 1999-10-29➖EVANS, Anthony Gordon resigneddirector
- 1996-05-23➖WILLIAMSON, Dennis resigneddirector
- 1995-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995historical · PRE95
- 1994-06-21➕KING, Clifford appointeddirector
- 1994-06-21➖WEATHERSTON, Ian Robert resigneddirector
- 1993-10-01➕FLETCHER, John Wilfred Sword appointeddirector
- 1993-09-30➖ELSDEN, John Kirk Saunderson resigneddirector
- 1993-08-03➕WEATHERSTON, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 1993-06-01➕LAYCOCK, Rufus appointedsecretary
- 1993-05-31➖KNIGHT, John resignedsecretary
- 1993-05-31➖KNIGHT, John resigneddirector
- 1993-05-26➕EVANS, Anthony Gordon appointeddirector
- 1993-05-18➖FAVRE, David resigneddirector
- 1993-04-02➖MACDONALD, Angus Alexander resigneddirector
- 1992-09-30➖CRANE, Julia Alison resignedsecretary
- 1992-09-30➕KNIGHT, John appointedsecretary
- 1992-09-30➖KEARNEY, Patrick Joseph resigneddirector
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1898-07-12📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 1898-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 00058171 LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 128 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
4 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2009-10-31
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2017-04-16
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2019-09-10: order-of-court-restoration-previously-members-voluntary-liquidation
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