00159871 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
00159871 · ltd · incorporated 1919-10-22
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
47/100
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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 47/100 (watch), bankability 25/100. 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 (47/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
47/100Watch
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
75
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 (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-30
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  2. 2016-11-28
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    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  3. 2016-11-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 1995-01-01
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    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  5. 1987-01-01
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    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  6. 1919-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 00159871 LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 106 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: 2002-10-31

Company in liquidation
high

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1919-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

00159871 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2002-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CONNELL, Alastair Muir
secretary
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CONNELL, Alastair Muir
director · ~82y
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MCGUIRE, Francis Frederick
director · ~90y
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Recent filings (5 total)

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-10-30
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2016-11-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2016-11-28
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01