01077448 LIMITED
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01077448 · ltd · incorporated 1972-10-19
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
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5010
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). 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).
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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2017-02-16📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2017-02-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2001-06-04➕FROMMELT, Otto Christian appointeddirector
- 2001-06-04➕MCGREAL, Anthony Gerard appointeddirector
- 2001-06-04➖BRANDTZAEG, Bernt resigneddirector
- 2001-06-04➖RYDIN, Jan Staffan resigneddirector
- 1998-06-30➖PARKER, Glyn Broomhead resigneddirector
- 1998-06-30➕RYDIN, Jan Staffan appointeddirector
- 1998-06-30➖SMITH, David Michael resigneddirector
- 1997-12-31➖JOHNSON, Stephen Andrew resigneddirector
- 1997-07-01➕BRANDTZAEG, Bernt appointeddirector
- 1997-05-30➖REBELING, Orjan Christer Ewald resigneddirector
- 1997-04-09➕PARKER, Glyn Broomhead appointeddirector
- 1996-12-02➕MCGREAL, Anthony Gerard appointedsecretary
- 1996-12-02➖GORDON, William resignedsecretary
- 1996-05-09➖BUSHNELL, Alan resigneddirector
- 1995-11-01➕SMITH, David Michael appointeddirector
- 1995-10-31➖KNOWLES, Roy resigneddirector
- 1994-10-01➕REBELING, Orjan Christer Ewald appointeddirector
- 1994-06-30➖PETTERSSON, Lars Ake resigneddirector
- 1994-03-01➕BUSHNELL, Alan appointeddirector
- 1994-01-27➖LANGAN, John Walton resigneddirector
- 1994-01-06➕LANGAN, John Walton appointeddirector
- 1994-01-06➖LEGGATE, Alexander Drinnan resigneddirector
- 1993-01-01➖BRANDTZAEG, Bernt resigneddirector
- 1993-01-01➕JOHNSON, Stephen Andrew appointeddirector
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1982-09-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 1974-10-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 1972-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 01077448 LIMITED
- 1972-10-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2005-10-31
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC5010 — SIC 5010
Registered office
Wedgnock Lane
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 5YA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2005-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2003-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)
MCGREAL, Anthony Gerard→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-12-02
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FROMMELT, Otto Christian→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-06-04
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MCGREAL, Anthony Gerard→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2001-06-04
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GORDON, William→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-12-02
BRANDTZAEG, Bernt→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2001-06-04
BRANDTZAEG, Bernt→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1993-01-01
BUSHNELL, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1996-05-09
JOHNSON, Stephen Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1993-01-01 · resigned 1997-12-31
KNOWLES, Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1995-10-31
LANGAN, John Walton→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1994-01-06 · resigned 1994-01-27
LEGGATE, Alexander Drinnan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1994-01-06
PARKER, Glyn Broomhead→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1997-04-09 · resigned 1998-06-30
PETTERSSON, Lars Ake→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1994-06-30
REBELING, Orjan Christer Ewald→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1994-10-01 · resigned 1997-05-30
RYDIN, Jan Staffan→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 2001-06-04
SMITH, David Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1998-06-30
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Recent filings (6 total)
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2017-02-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2017-02-16
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
1982-09-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
1974-10-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
1972-10-19