00294395 LIMITED

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00294395 · ltd · incorporated 1934-11-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  2. 2026-04-24
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  3. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2020-04-30
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  5. 2020-04-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 1993-11-15
    DAVIES, Nigel James Maxwell appointed
    director
  7. 1993-11-15
    BARDSLEY, Michael John resigned
    director
  8. 1993-05-28
    BARDSLEY, Michael John appointed
    director
  9. 1993-05-28
    BATEMAN, Charles Ian resigned
    director
  10. 1989-02-09
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  11. 1988-04-18
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  12. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  13. 1934-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00294395 LIMITED

Owner dependency

98/100
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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 91 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 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: 1999-10-31

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1934-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

00294395 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 1999-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FELLOWES, Colin
secretary
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Active
DAVIES, Nigel James Maxwell
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-11-15
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Active
AMEC NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-director
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Active
BARDSLEY, Michael John
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1993-11-15
Resigned
BATEMAN, Charles Ian
director · ~91y · resigned 1993-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-24
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-04-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2020-04-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-04-30
legacy
address · 287
1989-02-09
legacy
address · 287
1988-04-18
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01