04725657 LTD

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04725657 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-07
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2015
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43342Glazing
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 43910Roofing activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (35/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (0 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · UK GAAP
Liquidity tight
Current ratio 0.31 — current liabilities exceed current assets
Current ratio
0.31
Liquidity — >1 is healthy

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
£50k

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2015-04-05
Total assets£-21.8k
Current assets£15.6k
Debtors£15.6k
Current liabilities£50.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-07-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2017-06-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2017-05-24
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    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  4. 2017-05-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2016-04-12
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  6. 2016-04-12
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  7. 2016-01-26
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  8. 2016-01-15
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  9. 2016-01-05
    ➖
    DUHAN, Denise Carol resigned
    secretary
  10. 2016-01-05
    ➖
    DUHAN, Robert Stephen, Mr. resigned
    director
  11. 2015-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-04-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-04-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-05-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-05-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2012-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-04-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2011-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2010-05-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2010-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2010-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2009-04-20
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  27. 2009-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  28. 2008-04-08
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  29. 2004-05-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2003-04-10
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-04-10
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 04725657 LTD
  33. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    DUHAN, Denise Carol appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    DUHAN, Robert Stephen, Mr. appointed
    director
  36. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 23 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: 2017-01-05

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2017-04-21

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
Incorporated2003-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

3 Enterprise House
8 Essex Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2017-01-05OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2015-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-04-21OVERDUE
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

DUHAN, Denise Carol→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2016-01-05
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-04-10
Resigned
DUHAN, Robert Stephen, Mr.→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2016-01-05
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/05/2004—
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Recent filings (40 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-07-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-06-27
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2017-05-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2017-05-24
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-04-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-01-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-05-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-01-04