HOWCOMBE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06293083 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-26
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7414
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2011-06-28📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-06-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-03-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-08-24➕HASPREY, Bertram Anthony appointeddirector
- 2010-08-24➖BRIGGS, Bernard resigneddirector
- 2010-08-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-07-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-12➕HARVEY, Lyndsey Anne appointeddirector
- 2010-07-12➕BRIGGS, Bernard appointeddirector
- 2010-07-12➖SMITH, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2010-07-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2010-07-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-07-12📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-07-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-01-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-08-21📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-23📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2008-10-24📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2008-10-24📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-10-06➖SHEPHERD, Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-22📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2007-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Gmac Commercial Finance PLC
- 2007-06-27📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-06-27📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs HOWCOMBE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2007-06-26➕SHEPHERD, Ruth appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-26➕SMITH, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2007-06-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-06-28
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7414 — SIC 7414
Registered office
THE CORN BARN
The Corn Barn East Trescott Farm Barns Bridgnorth Road
Trescott
Staffordshire
WV6 7BF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
HARVEY, Lyndsey Anne→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2010-07-12
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HASPREY, Bertram Anthony→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-08-24
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SHEPHERD, Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2008-10-06
BRIGGS, Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-07-12 · resigned 2010-08-24
SMITH, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2010-07-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Gmac Commercial Finance Gmac Commercial Finance PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-06-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-08-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2010-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-11-26
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-09-24
legacy
address · 287
2009-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-02-23
legacy
accounts · 225
2009-02-23