MOORE, HERBERT & MOORE LIMITED
Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 47/100. 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: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 37.7y
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
- 2016-10-11📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2016-10-11🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-07-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-07-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-04📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2012-01-04📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2012-01-04📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2011-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2011-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2011-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2011-12-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-12-12➕FEARING, Jeanette Karen appointeddirector
- 2011-12-12➖WILKINSON, Jocelyn Mary resigneddirector
- 2011-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-04-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2008-10-31🔒Charge registered #10Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-09-05🔒Charge registered #9Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-01-01➖LARGE, Craig Ian resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-02➖LARGE, Craig Ian resigneddirector
- 2007-08-02➕WILKINSON, Jocelyn Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-04-03🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-04-03🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2006-04-30➕FEARING, Jeanette Karen appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-30➖WILKINSON, Richard Alan resigneddirector
- 2005-04-01➕LARGE, Craig Ian appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-01➖WILKINSON, Susan Helen resignedsecretary
- 2003-03-01➕LARGE, Craig Ian appointeddirector
- 1998-07-02🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1995-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1995-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-08-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1995-01-12➖WILKINSON, Richard Alan resignedsecretary
- 1994-02-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1994-02-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 102 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 · 1 med · 1 lowCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-10-11
Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/10/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/09/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 03/04/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 03/04/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 02/07/1998 | 23/12/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 10/08/1995 | 23/12/2011 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 14/02/1994 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/02/1994 | 23/12/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 13/12/1988 | 22/09/1995 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 12/10/1988 | 22/09/1995 |