EQUITY RESOURCES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05453555 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-16
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
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 (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2025-10-21
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-08-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    CALLAGHAN, Windell resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-01-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-01-10
    ➖
    WATKINS, John resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-01-10
    ➖
    WATKINS, John resigned
    director
  17. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-11-13
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, Windell appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-21
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  21. 2018-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2018-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-12-18
    ➖
    HUDSON, Michael resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-12-18
    ➕
    WATKINS, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-10-29
    ➖
    VIRANI, Arif Badrudin resigned
    director
  26. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    JENKINS, Jonathan Maxwell resigned
    director
  27. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    PITHER, Jon Peter resigned
    director
  28. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    WATKINS, John appointed
    director
  29. 2006-04-19
    ➖
    O'CONNELL, Russell resigned
    director
  30. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    PITHER, Jon Peter appointed
    director
  31. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    VIRANI, Arif Badrudin appointed
    director
  32. 2005-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EQUITY RESOURCES LIMITED
  33. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Simon Laird Mcneill appointed
    director
  34. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    HUDSON, Michael appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    JENKINS, Jonathan Maxwell appointed
    director
  36. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    O'CONNELL, Russell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 2025-10-21

Group structure

Starvest Plc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Starvest Plc
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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EQUITY RESOURCES LIMITED
This company · 05453555

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Starvest Plc
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

162 Bath Road
Bradford-On-Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 1SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-05-16

Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)

RITCHIE, Simon Laird Mcneill→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2014-12-18
Resigned
WATKINS, John→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-18 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned
CALLAGHAN, Windell→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-11-13 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
JENKINS, Jonathan Maxwell→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
O'CONNELL, Russell→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2006-04-19
Resigned
PITHER, Jon Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
VIRANI, Arif Badrudin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned
WATKINS, John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-10-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27