03237485 LIMITED

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03237485 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-08
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
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 3663
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 20/100. 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 immediate intervention.

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
0 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 1996-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 03237485 LIMITED
  2. 1996-08-08
    VEALE, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  3. 1996-08-08
    HATTON, Paul appointed
    director
  4. 1996-08-08
    RATCLIFF, Charles Brian appointed
    director
  5. 1996-08-08
    VEALE, Anthony appointed
    director
  6. 1996-08-08
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  7. 1996-08-08
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — 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 91 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 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 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

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2016-08-22

Has insolvency history
medium

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC3663 — SIC 3663

Registered office

St Jamess House
28 Park Place Leeds
LS1 2SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2003-07-30OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-08-22OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

VEALE, Anthony
secretary · appointed 1996-08-08
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Active
HATTON, Paul
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-08-08
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Active
RATCLIFF, Charles Brian
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-08-08
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Active
VEALE, Anthony
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-08-08
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 1996-08-08
Resigned

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