01225347 LIMITED

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01225347 · ltd · incorporated 1975-09-05
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
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4531
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 4533SIC 4533
  • 4534SIC 4534
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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: share sale to pe / searcher (30/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-04-26
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2018-04-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 1999-08-13
    JACOBS, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  4. 1999-08-13
    LLOYD, David Geoffrey appointed
    director
  5. 1999-08-13
    WYKE, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  6. 1999-07-16
    BAILEY, Carl resigned
    director
  7. 1998-12-09
    LLOYD, David Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  8. 1998-12-09
    BAILEY, Susan Lynn resigned
    secretary
  9. 1998-08-19
    FORESTER, Paul Douglas resigned
    director
  10. 1996-09-01
    DAWSON, David appointed
    director
  11. 1994-12-01
    BAILEY, Susan Lynn appointed
    secretary
  12. 1994-11-30
    FORESTER, Paul Douglas resigned
    secretary
  13. 1993-08-04
    FORESTER, Paul Douglas appointed
    secretary
  14. 1993-08-04
    WHALLEY, Thelma resigned
    secretary
  15. 1993-01-29
    BAILEY, Frank resigned
    director
  16. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  17. 1975-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 01225347 LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 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: 2003-07-30

Has insolvency history
medium

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4531 — SIC 4531

Registered office

Ernst & Young Llp
No 1 Colmore Square
Birmingham
B4 6HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2003-07-30OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

LLOYD, David Geoffrey
secretary · appointed 1998-12-09
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Active
DAWSON, David
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-09-01
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Active
JACOBS, Robert Michael
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-08-13
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Active
LLOYD, David Geoffrey
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-08-13
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Active
WYKE, Robert Andrew
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-08-13
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Active
BAILEY, Susan Lynn
secretary · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 1998-12-09
Resigned
FORESTER, Paul Douglas
secretary · appointed 1993-08-04 · resigned 1994-11-30
Resigned
WHALLEY, Thelma
secretary · resigned 1993-08-04
Resigned
BAILEY, Carl
director · ~64y · resigned 1999-07-16
Resigned
BAILEY, Frank
director · ~95y · resigned 1993-01-29
Resigned
FORESTER, Paul Douglas
director · ~68y · resigned 1998-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (3 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-04-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-04-26
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01