SHELL COMPANY (HELLAS) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
00213608 · ltd · incorporated 1926-05-03
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
46/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 46/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: refinance and hold (35/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
39 officers (3 active, 39 linked, 34 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
215 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
46/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
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 (89 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-07
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2025-01-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-12-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-12-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-15
    ALFERT, Alice Nancy appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-15
    ALFERT, Alice Nancy resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-15
    HINTON, Robert James resigned
    director
  9. 2024-10-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ13
  10. 2024-04-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-04-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-03-22
    ALFERT, Alice Nancy appointed
    director
  14. 2024-03-22
    CLARKE, Anthony resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-22
    HINTON, Robert James appointed
    director
  16. 2023-10-31
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  17. 2023-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-09-27
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  19. 2023-09-27
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  20. 2023-09-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2023-09-13
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  22. 2023-09-13
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  23. 2023-09-13
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  24. 2023-09-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  25. 2023-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2022-11-28
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  27. 2022-11-18
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  28. 2022-11-01
    PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2022-11-01
    SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2022-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  31. 2021-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  32. 2021-06-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  33. 2019-08-15
    ASHWORTH, Michael John resigned
    director
  34. 2019-08-15
    CLARKE, Anthony appointed
    director
  35. 2012-01-27
    HAWKINS, Karin Jacqueline resigned
    director
  36. 2012-01-24
    ASHWORTH, Michael John appointed
    director
  37. 2010-09-29
    HAWKINS, Karin Jacqueline appointed
    director
  38. 2000-05-23
    VOSER, Peter Robert resigned
    director
  39. 2000-05-18
    CORDEY, Neil Arthur resigned
    director
  40. 2000-05-18
    DOEHMEL, Kurt resigned
    director
  41. 2000-02-28
    SHELL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  42. 1999-09-02
    VOSER, Peter Robert appointed
    director
  43. 1999-06-01
    KESZTENBAUM, Michael Arthur resigned
    director
  44. 1999-04-01
    GOLDSMITH, Alan resigned
    director
  45. 1998-08-04
    GOLDSMITH, Alan appointed
    director
  46. 1998-08-01
    BUYZE, Philippe Edmond resigned
    director
  47. 1998-03-24
    DAVIES, Alan John resigned
    director
  48. 1997-11-26
    RAIVADERA, Dipa resigned
    secretary
  49. 1997-11-26
    SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  50. 1997-07-17
    BUYZE, Philippe Edmond appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 89 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-01-07

5 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2025-01-07: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2024-10-07: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

Group structure

The Shell Petroleum Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Shell Petroleum Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
SHELL COMPANY (HELLAS) LIMITED
This company · 00213608

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Shell Petroleum Company Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1926-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

30 Finsbury Square
London
EC2A 1AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2022-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2023-05-04

Officers (0 active · 36 resigned)

PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active
ALFERT, Alice Nancy
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-11-15
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Active
SHELL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2000-02-28
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Active
PENFOLD, Diane June
secretary · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
RAIVADERA, Dipa
secretary · appointed 1994-10-03 · resigned 1997-11-26
Resigned
SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
ALFERT, Alice Nancy
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-03-22 · resigned 2024-11-15
Resigned
ANTONACOPOULOS, Eleftherios
director · ~86y · resigned 1996-11-27
Resigned
ASHWORTH, Michael John
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-01-24 · resigned 2019-08-15
Resigned
BONDS, Edwin John Wilton
director · ~91y · resigned 1993-02-26
Resigned
BUYZE, Philippe Edmond
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-07-17 · resigned 1998-08-01
Resigned
CLARKE, Anthony
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-08-15 · resigned 2024-03-22
Resigned
CORDEY, Neil Arthur
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned
DAMAN, Michael James
director · ~71y · resigned 1996-03-20
Resigned
DAVIES, Alan John
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 1998-03-24
Resigned
DOEHMEL, Kurt
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Robert Harold
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 1997-03-07
Resigned
ERICKSSON, Jan Olov
director · ~90y · resigned 1993-03-01
Resigned
GABRIEL, John Richard
director · ~72y · resigned 1995-06-14
Resigned
GEERINCK, Christiaan
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-09-07 · resigned 1995-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (215 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-24
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2024-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-05
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2023-09-27
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2023-09-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-27
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-09-13
legacy
capital · SH20
2023-09-13