00548299 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
00548299 · ltd · incorporated 1955-04-27
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
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 2811
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 2875SIC 2875
  • 3520SIC 3520
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 30/100. 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 (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
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
85
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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-07-20
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2016-07-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2000-04-05
    BEATTIE, Robert James appointed
    director
  4. 2000-04-05
    WILSON, Kerry Anthony appointed
    director
  5. 2000-04-05
    WILKINSON, Derek Arthur resigned
    director
  6. 2000-04-05
    WILKINSON, Donald Geoffrey resigned
    director
  7. 2000-04-05
    WILKINSON, Eleanor Norah resigned
    director
  8. 1999-10-01
    KIMBERLEY, Nigel John appointed
    secretary
  9. 1999-09-30
    WILKINSON, Lesley Jane resigned
    secretary
  10. 1997-09-30
    PACEY, Robert William resigned
    director
  11. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  12. 1994-10-21
    PACEY, Robert William appointed
    director
  13. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  14. 1955-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00548299 LIMITED
  15. 1955-04-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 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: 2001-02-28

Company in liquidation
high

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1955-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC2811 — SIC 2811

Registered office

Nelson House
2 Hamilton Terrace
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 4LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2001-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 1999-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

KIMBERLEY, Nigel John
secretary · appointed 1999-10-01
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Active
BEATTIE, Robert James
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-04-05
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Active
KIMBERLEY, Nigel John
director · ~75y
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Active
WILSON, Kerry Anthony
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-04-05
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Active
WILKINSON, Lesley Jane
secretary · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
PACEY, Robert William
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-10-21 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
WILKINSON, Derek Arthur
director · ~85y · resigned 2000-04-05
Resigned
WILKINSON, Donald Geoffrey
director · ~84y · resigned 2000-04-05
Resigned
WILKINSON, Eleanor Norah
director · ~103y · resigned 2000-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2016-07-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2016-07-20
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
1955-04-27