INCUBATOR LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06740169 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-04
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 17.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (44 events)Click to expand
- 2013-03-17⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2013-03-17🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-12-17⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2012-12-17⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · 4.71
- 2012-02-24⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2012-02-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-02-24⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · 4.70
- 2012-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-02-03📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2012-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-11-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2011-10-14➖HOYER, Carel Willem Jan resigneddirector
- 2011-09-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2011-09-21➖VIRGO, Tracy resignedsecretary
- 2011-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-09-30➖FERGUSON, Stuart Edward resigneddirector
- 2010-09-30➕HOYER, Carel Willem Jan appointeddirector
- 2010-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-06-26➖RUDD, Wayne resigneddirector
- 2010-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-04-15➕BARRY, Brendan James appointeddirector
- 2010-04-15➕FERGUSON, Stuart Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-03-01➖MAYFIELD, Robert Hunter, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2009-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2009-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-11-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-01➕MAYFIELD, Robert Hunter, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-11-01➖SUBRAMANIAN, Aruna resigneddirector
- 2009-02-02📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Express Holdings (Thomson) Limited
- 2008-11-25➕SUBRAMANIAN, Aruna appointeddirector
- 2008-11-12➕VIRGO, Tracy appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-12➖7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs INCUBATOR LIMITED
- 2008-11-04➕7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-11-04➕RUDD, Wayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-03-17
5 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2013-03-17: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2012-12-17: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
11th Floor 66 Chiltern Street
London
W1U 4JT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)
BARRY, Brendan James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VIRGO, Tracy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2011-09-21
7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2008-11-12
FERGUSON, Stuart Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-04-15 · resigned 2010-09-30
HOYER, Carel Willem Jan→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-30 · resigned 2011-10-14
MAYFIELD, Robert Hunter, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2010-03-01
RUDD, Wayne→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2010-06-26
SUBRAMANIAN, Aruna→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2009-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Express Holdings (Thomson) Express Holdings (Thomson) Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 12/01/2009 | 28/01/2012 |
Recent filings (33 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2013-03-17
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2012-12-17
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2012-12-17
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2012-02-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-02-24
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2012-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-02-20
legacy
mortgage · MG02
2012-02-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2011-11-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2011-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-08-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-10-01