01438837 LIMITED

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01438837 · ltd · incorporated 1979-07-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. 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 (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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
24 officers (0 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 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
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
31
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 (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-02-15
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2024-02-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2018-07-31
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  4. 2018-07-31
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  5. 2018-05-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2005-09-13
    ➖
    MCNIFF, Anthony John resigned
    secretary
  7. 2005-09-13
    ➖
    MCNIFF, Anthony John resigned
    director
  8. 2005-09-13
    ➖
    NIXON, Lynn Christine resigned
    director
  9. 2005-09-13
    ➖
    STITFALL, Bernard resigned
    director
  10. 2005-05-13
    ➖
    HOWELLS, David Richard resigned
    director
  11. 2005-05-13
    ➕
    NIXON, Lynn Christine appointed
    director
  12. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    HOWELLS, David Richard appointed
    director
  13. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    NIXON, Lynn Christine resigned
    director
  14. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    NIXON, Lynn Christine appointed
    director
  15. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    MCNIFF, Anthony John appointed
    secretary
  16. 2002-11-01
    ➖
    STITFALL, Bernard resigned
    secretary
  17. 2002-06-30
    ➖
    CLAYTON, Philip resigned
    director
  18. 2002-06-30
    ➖
    COZENS, Alan resigned
    director
  19. 2002-06-24
    ➕
    MCNIFF, Anthony John appointed
    director
  20. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    ALSEPT, Richard James resigned
    director
  21. 2001-10-31
    ➕
    STITFALL, Bernard appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Mark resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-10-31
    ➖
    EVANS, Trevor Thornton resigned
    director
  24. 2001-10-31
    ➖
    MASSEY, Alan Victor resigned
    director
  25. 2001-10-31
    ➕
    STITFALL, Bernard appointed
    director
  26. 2001-10-31
    ➖
    WESCOMB, David Ian resigned
    director
  27. 1999-07-21
    ➕
    EVANS, Trevor Thornton appointed
    director
  28. 1999-04-30
    ➕
    COZENS, Alan appointed
    director
  29. 1999-01-11
    ➕
    WESCOMB, David Ian appointed
    director
  30. 1999-01-04
    ➖
    TOMLIN, David Jeremy resigned
    director
  31. 1999-01-04
    ➖
    WALTERS, Sara Jane resigned
    director
  32. 1998-11-24
    ➖
    PAYNE, John Derek resigned
    director
  33. 1998-05-31
    ➕
    ALSEPT, Richard James appointed
    director
  34. 1998-05-31
    ➕
    WALTERS, Sara Jane appointed
    director
  35. 1997-10-10
    ➖
    HODSDEN, Richard resigned
    secretary
  36. 1997-10-10
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Mark appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-10-10
    ➖
    HODSDEN, Richard resigned
    director
  38. 1997-08-08
    ➖
    MEARS, Christian Julian Frances resigned
    director
  39. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    TOMLIN, David Jeremy appointed
    director
  40. 1996-06-01
    ➕
    HODSDEN, Richard appointed
    director
  41. 1996-06-01
    ➕
    MEARS, Christian Julian Frances appointed
    director
  42. 1996-05-31
    ➖
    BRINTON, John Richard resigned
    director
  43. 1996-03-01
    ➕
    MASSEY, Alan Victor appointed
    director
  44. 1995-04-26
    ➕
    HODSDEN, Richard appointed
    secretary
  45. 1995-03-24
    ➖
    REES, Alwyn John resigned
    secretary
  46. 1995-03-24
    ➖
    REES, Alwyn John resigned
    director
  47. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  48. 1991-01-29
    ➖
    TOMLIN, David Jeremy resigned
    director
  49. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  50. 1979-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 01438837 LIMITED

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

3 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: 2005-10-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2017-06-25

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

Abergarw Road
Brynmenyn
Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan
CF32 9LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2005-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2003-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-06-25OVERDUE
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 24 resigned)

HODSDEN, Richard→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-26 · resigned 1997-10-10
Resigned
MCNIFF, Anthony John→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2005-09-13
Resigned
REES, Alwyn John→
secretary · resigned 1995-03-24
Resigned
STITFALL, Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, Mark→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
ALSEPT, Richard James→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-05-31 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
BRINTON, John Richard→
director · ~81y · resigned 1996-05-31
Resigned
CLAYTON, Philip→
director · ~73y · resigned 2002-06-30
Resigned
COZENS, Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2002-06-30
Resigned
EVANS, Trevor Thornton→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-07-21 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
HODSDEN, Richard→
director · ~60y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 1997-10-10
Resigned
HOWELLS, David Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2005-05-13
Resigned
MASSEY, Alan Victor→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-03-01 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
MCNIFF, Anthony John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2005-09-13
Resigned
MEARS, Christian Julian Frances→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 1997-08-08
Resigned
NIXON, Lynn Christine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2005-09-13
Resigned
NIXON, Lynn Christine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
PAYNE, John Derek→
director · ~81y · resigned 1998-11-24
Resigned
REES, Alwyn John→
director · ~75y · resigned 1995-03-24
Resigned
STITFALL, Bernard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2005-09-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2024-02-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-15
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2018-07-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-05-15
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01