00191478 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation

00191478 · ltd · incorporated 1923-07-23

Investment thesis

Company liquidation — 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

39/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 2222

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 39/100 (watch), bankability 15/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: low (45/100)

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

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

6 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

39/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

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 (31 events)Click to expand

2025-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-13
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WHITE, Christopher Duncan resigned
director
2019-03-14
⚠️
order-of-court-restoration-previously-creditors-voluntary-liquidation
insolvency · REST-CVL
2019-03-14
✏️
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2007-04-24
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LITTLE, Stephanie appointed
director
2007-01-04
➖
HUETT, Adrian Martin resigned
director
2006-12-22
➖
MAUNDER, Peter Arthur resigned
director
2006-12-08
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HILLMAN, Andrew George Aldridge appointed
director
2006-12-08
➖
SANDERSON, John Frederick Waley resigned
director
2005-09-16
➖
HARMAN, Michael Edward resigned
director
2005-08-05
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SANDERSON, John Frederick Waley appointed
director
2003-09-17
➕
WHITE, Christopher Duncan appointed
secretary
2003-09-17
➕
SUNNUCKS, Lucinda Jane Frances appointed
director
2003-09-17
➖
PENTECOST, Michael John resigned
secretary
2003-09-17
➖
PENTECOST, Michael John resigned
director
2003-09-17
➕
WHITE, Christopher Duncan appointed
director
2003-09-12
➕
TANNER, Katherine Amanda appointed
director
2003-05-31
➖
DAVIES, Vanessa Marguerite resigned
director
2002-10-18
➖
TANNER, Joseph Russell resigned
director
1997-08-15
➕
HALL, Graham Neil appointed
director
1996-02-05
➖
HALL, Richard Gordon resigned
director
1995-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
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selection-of-mortgage-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95M
1993-11-05
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PENTECOST, Michael John appointed
secretary
1993-11-05
➖
RUDDICK, Michael Gordon resigned
secretary
1993-11-05
➖
DAVIES, Godfrey Valentine Cunliffe resigned
director
1993-11-05
➕
HARMAN, Michael Edward appointed
director
1993-11-05
➕
PENTECOST, Michael John appointed
director
1993-11-05
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RUDDICK, Michael Gordon resigned
director
1987-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1923-07-23
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Company incorporated
As 00191478 LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 103 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2007-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2016-11-12

Company in liquidation

high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2019-03-14: order-of-court-restoration-previously-creditors-voluntary-liquidation

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Company details

Statusliquidation

Typeltd

Incorporated1923-07-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC2222 — SIC 2222

Registered office

BRIDGE BUSINESS RECOVERY

3rd Floor 39-45 Shaftesbury Avenue

London

W1D 6LA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2007-03-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2005-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2016-11-12OVERDUE

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