05637293 LIMITED
Opportunity 35/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). 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.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2018-07-31 | 2017-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-232.8k |
| Current assets | — | £1.50M |
| Cash | — | £1.4k |
| Debtors | — | £1.50M |
| Net assets | — | £-232.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2024-08-16⚠️liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-orderinsolvency · COCOMP
- 2024-08-15📄legacyrestoration · AC93
- 2024-08-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-03-22📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2021-09-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-05-19⚠️liquidation-voluntary-arrangement-completioninsolvency · CVA4
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-12⚠️liquidation-cva-supervisors-abstract-of-receipts-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · CVA3
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23⚠️liquidation-voluntary-arrangement-meeting-approving-companies-voluntary-arrangementinsolvency · 1.1
- 2016-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-29➖THOMPSON, Robert Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2012-11-26➖PEACOCK, Nuala resignedsecretary
- 2012-11-26➕THOMPSON, Robert Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 05637293 LIMITED
- 2005-11-27➕THOMPSON, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2005-11-27➕PEACOCK, Nuala appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-27➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-27➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-27➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-11-27➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
4 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2020-07-31
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2017-12-11
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2024-08-16: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order; 2020-05-19: liquidation-voluntary-arrangement-completion
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-15: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Thompson Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | — | — | board controlboard control | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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