00581048 LIMITED

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00581048 · ltd · incorporated 1957-03-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 2742
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 2753SIC 2753
  • 2754SIC 2754
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 95). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-01-26
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2004-10-29
    📄
    legacy
    dissolution · 652a
  3. 2004-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2004-08-06
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  5. 2004-08-06
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363(287)
  6. 2003-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2003-08-28
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · 225
  8. 2003-07-31
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  9. 2002-08-12
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 123
  10. 2002-08-12
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  11. 2002-08-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2002-04-26
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 123
  13. 2002-04-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2002-04-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2001-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-08-21
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  17. 2001-04-12
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  18. 2001-02-28
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  19. 2000-11-13
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  20. 2000-11-01
    CANFIELD, Gerard Kevin appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-11-01
    TOWNDROW, Irene May resigned
    secretary
  22. 2000-11-01
    TOWNDROW, Irene May resigned
    director
  23. 2000-08-31
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  24. 2000-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  25. 1999-10-31
    BEGBIE, John resigned
    director
  26. 1999-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  27. 1999-08-18
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  28. 1998-09-01
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  29. 1998-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  30. 1993-07-28
    CANFIELD, Gerard Kevin appointed
    director
  31. 1993-07-28
    TOWNDROW, Irene May appointed
    director
  32. 1957-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00581048 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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 69 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: 2005-11-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2016-08-05

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1957-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC2742 — SIC 2742

Registered office

73 Shirley Avenue
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 5AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2005-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2004-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-08-05OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CANFIELD, Gerard Kevin
secretary · appointed 2000-11-01
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Active
CANFIELD, Gerard Kevin
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-07-28
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Active
NEWMAN, John Francis
director · ~95y
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Active
TOWNDROW, Irene May
secretary · resigned 2000-11-01
Resigned
BEGBIE, John
director · ~96y · resigned 1999-10-31
Resigned
TOWNDROW, Irene May
director · ~84y · appointed 1993-07-28 · resigned 2000-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2016-01-26
legacy
dissolution · 652a
2004-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2004-08-20
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-08-06
legacy
annual-return · 363(287)
2004-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2003-08-28
legacy
accounts · 225
2003-08-28
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2003-07-31
legacy
capital · 123
2002-08-12
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2002-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2002-08-12
legacy
capital · 123
2002-04-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2002-04-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2002-04-26
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2001-08-21