01528679 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01528679 · ltd · incorporated 1980-11-18
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 4533
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 73). 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 (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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2021-01-26📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2021-01-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2003-11-19➖HARRIS, Kenneth Edward resigneddirector
- 2003-04-05➖MURRAY, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2001-08-02➕BATTY, Stephen Michael appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-02➕BATTY, Stephen Michael appointeddirector
- 2001-08-02➕DICKINSON, Ronald William appointeddirector
- 2001-08-02➖BOLTON, David George resignedsecretary
- 2001-08-02➖BOLTON, David George resigneddirector
- 2001-08-02➕MURRAY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2001-08-02➖WEAVER, Richard Irving resigneddirector
- 1997-11-05➖WEAVER, Martin John resigneddirector
- 1996-01-16➖CLIFF, Anthony resigneddirector
- 1995-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995historical · PRE95
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1980-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 01528679 LIMITED
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 73 — 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 73 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 45 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: 2008-10-31
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4533 — SIC 4533
Registered office
Berg Legal Scottish Mutual House
35 Peter Street
Manchester
Lancashire
M2 5BG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2008-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2006-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
BATTY, Stephen Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-08-02
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BATTY, Stephen Michael→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-08-02
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DICKINSON, Ronald William→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-08-02
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BOLTON, David George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-08-02
BOLTON, David George→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2001-08-02
CLIFF, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 1996-01-16
HARRIS, Kenneth Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2003-11-19
MURRAY, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-08-02 · resigned 2003-04-05
WEAVER, Martin John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1997-11-05
WEAVER, Richard Irving→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2001-08-02
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Recent filings (4 total)
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2021-01-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-01-26
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01