MSM AUTOMATION LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

06208073 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-11

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

—

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Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (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 (58/100).

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

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

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 (36 events)Click to expand

2016-11-08
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-11-08
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Company dissolved
2015-04-22
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2015-03-03
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-02-23
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-05-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-10-28
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WHITEHOUSE, Sandra resigned
secretary
2013-10-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-10-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2013-10-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-04-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-02-15
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WHITEHOUSE, Sandra appointed
secretary
2013-02-15
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officers · AP03
2013-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-01-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2012-09-12
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WHITEHOUSE, Sandra resigned
secretary
2012-09-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-09-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2012-09-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2012-05-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-05-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-04-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-03-25
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capital · SH01
2007-04-12
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-04-12
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-04-11
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Company incorporated
As MSM AUTOMATION LTD
2007-04-11
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WHITEHOUSE, Martin Thomas appointed
director
2007-04-11
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WHITEHOUSE, Sandra appointed
secretary
2007-04-11
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-04-11
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 2016-11-08

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-04-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Harebell North Farm

North Lane

Brailsford

Derbyshire

DE6 3BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2014-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

WHITEHOUSE, Martin Thomas→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-11

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Active

WHITEHOUSE, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2013-10-28

Resigned

WHITEHOUSE, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-11 · resigned 2012-09-12

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-11 · resigned 2007-04-12

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-11 · resigned 2007-04-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2016-11-08

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2015-04-22

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2015-03-03

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2015-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2015-01-29

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2014-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2014-01-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2013-10-28

termination-secretary-company-with-name

officers · TM02

2013-10-28

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address

address · AD01

2013-10-28

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2013-04-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address

address · AD01

2013-02-18

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name

officers · AP03

2013-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2013-01-27

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2013-01-07