00280879 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
00280879 · ltd · incorporated 1933-10-23
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
39/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 39/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). 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 (52/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
13
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-08-15
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2016-08-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2012-11-14
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  4. 2012-11-14
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  5. 2012-08-14
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.71
  6. 2012-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2012-03-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  8. 2012-03-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  9. 2012-03-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2012-03-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2011-09-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2011-09-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  13. 2011-09-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  14. 2011-09-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  15. 2011-09-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  16. 2011-09-23
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP03
  17. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    LYNCH, David Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-01
    ➖
    TDG DIRECTORS NO.1 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2011-09-01
    ➖
    TDG DIRECTORS NO2 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2011-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    NAVID LANE, Lyndsay appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-08-01
    ➖
    TDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-06-01
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2011-06-01
    📄
    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  25. 2011-06-01
    📄
    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  26. 2011-05-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  27. 2011-05-10
    ➕
    DE LA ROCHEBROCHARD D'AUZAY, Gaultier Marie Alain Xavier appointed
    director
  28. 2011-04-15
    ➖
    NICHOLS, Rupert Henry Conquest resigned
    director
  29. 2011-04-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  30. 2010-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  31. 2010-08-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  32. 2010-07-19
    ➕
    NICHOLS, Rupert Henry Conquest appointed
    director
  33. 2010-06-25
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  34. 2010-06-25
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  35. 1997-09-02
    ➖
    KINLEY, John resigned
    secretary
  36. 1997-09-02
    ➕
    TDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 1997-09-01
    ➖
    COLE, Alan Jack resigned
    director
  38. 1997-09-01
    ➖
    KINLEY, John resigned
    director
  39. 1997-09-01
    ➕
    TDG DIRECTORS NO.1 LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  40. 1997-09-01
    ➕
    TDG DIRECTORS NO2 LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  41. 1996-09-01
    ➖
    COX, Michael Alan resigned
    director
  42. 1996-09-01
    ➕
    KINLEY, John appointed
    director
  43. 1996-06-03
    ➖
    HUTCHINSON, Katherine Anna resigned
    secretary
  44. 1996-06-03
    ➕
    KINLEY, John appointed
    secretary
  45. 1994-12-31
    ➕
    COX, Michael Alan appointed
    director
  46. 1994-12-31
    ➖
    WISHART, James resigned
    director
  47. 1994-05-01
    ➖
    GRAYSTON, Robert resigned
    secretary
  48. 1994-05-01
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Katherine Anna appointed
    secretary
  49. 1993-09-01
    ➖
    PARRY, Keith resigned
    director
  50. 1993-05-08
    ➖
    DUNCAN, James Blair, Sir resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 93 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: 2012-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2017-05-22

Company in liquidation
high

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

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2012-11-14: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2012-08-14: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1933-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999

Registered office

125 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 3SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2012-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-05-22OVERDUE
Last: —

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

NAVID LANE, Lyndsay→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-01
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Active
DE LA ROCHEBROCHARD D'AUZAY, Gaultier Marie Alain Xavier→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-05-10
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Active
LYNCH, David Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-09-01
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Active
GRAYSTON, Robert→
secretary · resigned 1994-05-01
Resigned
HUTCHINSON, Katherine Anna→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-01 · resigned 1996-06-03
Resigned
KINLEY, John→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1997-09-02
Resigned
TDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-09-02 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
COLE, Alan Jack→
director · ~84y · resigned 1997-09-01
Resigned
COX, Michael Alan→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-12-31 · resigned 1996-09-01
Resigned
DUNCAN, James Blair, Sir→
director · ~99y · resigned 1993-05-08
Resigned
KINLEY, John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-09-01 · resigned 1997-09-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Duncan→
director · ~93y · resigned 1993-04-01
Resigned
NICHOLS, Rupert Henry Conquest→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-07-19 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
PARRY, Keith→
director · ~80y · resigned 1993-09-01
Resigned
RUSSELL, Wilson Westgarth→
director · ~77y · resigned 1992-08-01
Resigned
WISHART, James→
director · ~89y · appointed 1993-04-01 · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
TDG DIRECTORS NO.1 LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
TDG DIRECTORS NO2 LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (137 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2016-08-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2016-08-15
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2012-11-14
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2012-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-03-08
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2012-03-07
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2012-03-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-03-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-09-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-09-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2011-09-23