00256428 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

⚰️Wound downliquidation
00256428 · plc · incorporated 1931-05-14
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — 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
26/100
Pass
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 26/100 (pass), bankability 10/100. 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.

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 92.9y

40/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 92.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (32/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
8 charges (4/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
81
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
26/100Pass
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Clear signal to pass. Time better spent elsewhere unless you have a specific strategic angle.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
10
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
70
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 (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-08-15
    ⚠️
    order-of-court-restoration-previously-compulsory-liquidation
    insolvency · REST-COCOMP
  2. 2015-06-09
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  3. 2015-06-09
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  4. 2015-02-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2014-05-13
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  6. 2013-09-03
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2013-05-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2011-01-17
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  9. 2006-10-31
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  10. 2006-07-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2006-03-02
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  12. 2006-03-02
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(2)
  13. 2005-10-19
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  14. 2004-10-19
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  15. 2003-10-23
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    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  16. 2002-10-17
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    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  17. 2001-11-12
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    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  18. 2001-08-31
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  19. 2000-10-11
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  20. 2000-02-18
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(2)
  21. 1999-10-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  22. 1998-12-22
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(1)
  23. 1998-10-12
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  24. 1998-08-24
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · 405(2)
  25. 1998-08-24
    ⚠️
    liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
    insolvency · 3.6
  26. 1998-08-21
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  27. 1985-01-10
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1980-05-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1975-07-24
    🔒
    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1947-07-14
    🔒
    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Provincial Bank Limited
  31. 1940-05-31
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    A registered charge
  32. 1938-08-25
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    Charge registered #3
    A registered charge
  33. 1938-05-14
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    A registered charge
  34. 1933-06-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    A registered charge
  35. 1931-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00256428 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 95 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 95 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 high · 1 low
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: 2002-07-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2017-06-10

Company in liquidation
high

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

15 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2018-08-15: order-of-court-restoration-previously-compulsory-liquidation; 2006-03-02: liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments

8 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeplc
Incorporated1931-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

Pob 695
8 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2002-07-31OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-06-10OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
8
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property10/01/1985
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge over contract1 property23/05/1980
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/07/1975
outstanding
National Provincial Bank
National Provincial Bank Limited
Mortgage and general charge1 property14/07/1947
outstanding
Unknown
A registered charge31/05/1940
outstanding
Unknown
A registered charge25/08/1938
outstanding
Unknown
A registered charge14/05/1938
outstanding
Unknown
A registered charge15/06/1933
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Recent filings (62 total)

order-of-court-restoration-previously-compulsory-liquidation
insolvency · REST-COCOMP
2018-08-15
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2015-06-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-02-24
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2014-05-13
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2013-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2013-05-21
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2011-01-17
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2006-10-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2006-07-18
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2006-03-02
legacy
insolvency · 405(2)
2006-03-02
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2005-10-19
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2004-10-19
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2003-10-23
liquidation-receiver-abstract-of-receipts-and-payments
insolvency · 3.6
2002-10-17