01596199 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
01596199 · ltd · incorporated 1981-11-06
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 44.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
38/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 6024
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 38/100 (watch), bankability 30/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 105). 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 44.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
38/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
5
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-11-24
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 1999-11-02
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.71
  3. 1999-05-21
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 4.68
  4. 1998-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 1998-05-06
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  6. 1998-05-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 1998-05-06
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  8. 1998-05-05
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  9. 1998-01-06
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 403a
  10. 1998-01-06
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 403a
  11. 1998-01-06
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 403a
  12. 1998-01-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  13. 1998-01-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 1998-01-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 1997-10-13
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  16. 1997-10-13
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363(288)
  17. 1997-10-13
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363(287)
  18. 1997-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 1996-10-01
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  20. 1996-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1995-10-16
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  22. 1995-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 1995-04-05
    GREEN, John Ralph appointed
    director
  24. 1994-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 1993-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 1992-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 1991-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  28. 1991-03-06
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  29. 1990-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  30. 1983-11-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1982-10-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 1982-04-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1981-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 01596199 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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 105 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 105 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 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: 2000-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2016-10-14

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 1999-11-02: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting; 1999-05-21: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC6024 — SIC 6024

Registered office

Cumberland House
35 Park Row
Nottingham
NG1 6FY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2000-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 1998-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-10-14OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

BLACKSHAW, Nancy Alwyn
secretary
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Active
BLACKSHAW, Donald Roy
director · ~99y
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Active
BLACKSHAW, Nancy Alwyn
director · ~101y
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Active
GREEN, John Ralph
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-04-05
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Active
WATERFALL, Derrick
director · ~105y
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WATERFALL, Evelyn Gertrude
director · ~105y
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property01/11/198306/01/1998
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property01/10/198206/01/1998
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property01/04/198206/01/1998

Recent filings (36 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2015-11-24
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
1999-11-02
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 4.68
1999-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
1998-05-24
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
1998-05-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
1998-05-06
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
1998-05-06
legacy
address · 287
1998-05-05
legacy
mortgage · 403a
1998-01-06
legacy
mortgage · 403a
1998-01-06
legacy
mortgage · 403a
1998-01-06
legacy
annual-return · 363s
1997-10-13
legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
1997-10-13
legacy
annual-return · 363(287)
1997-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
1997-08-06