00294395 LIMITED
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
- • 2 address
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 address
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 address
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-04-24📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-04-30📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2020-04-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 1993-11-15➕DAVIES, Nigel James Maxwell appointeddirector
- 1993-11-15➖BARDSLEY, Michael John resigneddirector
- 1993-05-28➕BARDSLEY, Michael John appointeddirector
- 1993-05-28➖BATEMAN, Charles Ian resigneddirector
- 1989-02-09📍legacyaddress · 287
- 1988-04-18📍legacyaddress · 287
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1934-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 00294395 LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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 lowStatutory 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 address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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