01035094 LIMITED

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01035094 · ltd · incorporated 1971-12-16
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
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4521
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 30/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (30/100). 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
33
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-02-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-10-28
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  4. 2024-10-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2009-11-17
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2009-08-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2009-03-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 3.6
  8. 2009-03-23
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(2)
  9. 2008-10-17
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 3.6
  10. 2007-10-12
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  11. 2007-07-03
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(1)
  12. 2007-07-03
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(2)
  13. 2006-09-22
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  14. 2006-03-14
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-administrative-receivers-report
    insolvency · 3.10
  15. 2005-09-05
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  16. 2004-09-24
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 403b
  17. 2004-09-22
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  18. 2004-08-23
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(1)
  19. 2004-05-13
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  20. 2004-02-03
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  21. 2004-01-20
    GUFFICK, Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2003-11-25
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)R
  23. 2003-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2003-07-02
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 395
  25. 2003-04-22
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  26. 2002-12-13
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 123
  27. 1999-05-31
    BARNICOAT, Gerald Thomas resigned
    director
  28. 1991-09-13
    POLKINGHORNE, Walter John Nigel resigned
    director
  29. 1991-06-28
    CROWLE, Terence David resigned
    director
  30. 1971-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 01035094 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 78 — 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 78 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 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high · 2 med ·
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: 2004-04-30

10 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2009-03-23: liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date; 2009-03-23: legacy

Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4521 — SIC 4521

Registered office

Grant Thornton
43 Queen Square
Bristol
BS1 4QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2004-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BENNETT, Timothy John
secretary
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Active
BENNETT, Timothy John
director · ~74y
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Active
ROBERTS, Mark Archer
director · ~78y
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Active
BARNICOAT, Gerald Thomas
director · ~87y · resigned 1999-05-31
Resigned
CROWLE, Terence David
director · ~82y · resigned 1991-06-28
Resigned
GUFFICK, Michael
director · ~84y · resigned 2004-01-20
Resigned
POLKINGHORNE, Walter John Nigel
director · ~87y · resigned 1991-09-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2024-10-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-28
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2009-11-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2009-08-04
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 3.6
2009-03-23
legacy
insolvency · 405(2)
2009-03-23
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 3.6
2008-10-17
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2007-10-12
legacy
insolvency · 405(1)
2007-07-03
legacy
insolvency · 405(2)
2007-07-03
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2006-09-22
liquidation-receiver-administrative-receivers-report
insolvency · 3.10
2006-03-14
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2005-09-05