STRATFORD ST ANDREW & FARNHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

05049045 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-02-19

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 9272

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (8 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2011-01-18
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-01-18
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Company dissolved
2010-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-10-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-09-27
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dissolution · DS01
2010-02-23
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annual-return · AR01
2010-02-23
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officers · CH01
2010-02-23
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officers · CH01
2010-02-23
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officers · CH01
2010-02-23
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officers · CH01
2010-02-23
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2010-02-23
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officers · CH01
2009-10-08
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accounts · AA
2009-03-24
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annual-return · 363a
2008-10-10
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accounts · AA
2008-02-19
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-10-17
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accounts · AA
2007-03-08
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-08-11
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accounts · AA
2006-03-02
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-03-02
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legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2005-08-01
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accounts · AA
2005-05-13
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legacy
address · 287
2005-02-24
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-02-24
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legacy
annual-return · 363(287)
2004-02-19
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Company incorporated
As STRATFORD ST ANDREW & FARNHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
2004-02-19
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BROSTER, James Anthony appointed
secretary
2004-02-19
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BROSTER, James Anthony appointed
director
2004-02-19
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CHURCHMAN, Jacqueline Ellen appointed
director
2004-02-19
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GREAVES, Maureen Yvonne appointed
director
2004-02-19
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HACKMAN, Detmar Albert appointed
director
2004-02-19
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PLANT, Angela Christine appointed
director
2004-02-19
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PLANT, Richard John appointed
director
2004-02-19
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SPATCHETT, Judith Dawn appointed
director
2004-02-19
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-02-19
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-02-19
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-02-19
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-01-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2004-02-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC9272 — SIC 9272

Registered office

17 Saxmundham Road

Framlingham

Woodbridge

Suffolk

IP13 9BU

Filing status

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Last made up to: 2009-12-31

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