00318108 LTD

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00318108 · ltd · incorporated 1936-09-02

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

—

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Opportunity

62/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). 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). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

6 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

62/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-11-06
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restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2019-11-06
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
1995-12-31
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DAWS, Christopher William resigned
director
1995-12-19
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MALYON, Jeffrey Joseph appointed
director
1995-12-19
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STONE, David George Peters appointed
director
1995-12-19
➖
AHRELL, Lars Olof Ragnar, Dr resigned
director
1995-12-19
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BRASSINGTON, Jeremy Guy resigned
director
1995-01-27
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MALYON, Jeffrey Joseph appointed
secretary
1995-01-27
➖
DICKSON, Philip Holmes resigned
secretary
1995-01-27
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JOHNSON, Andrew David Michael resigned
director
1995-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1994-11-28
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DICKSON, Philip Holmes appointed
secretary
1994-11-28
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KING, Catherine Margaret resigned
secretary
1994-11-11
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AHRELL, Lars Olof Ragnar, Dr appointed
director
1994-11-11
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BRASSINGTON, Jeremy Guy appointed
director
1994-09-23
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KINGDON, Adam Fletcher Downs resigned
director
1994-02-04
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KING, Catherine Margaret appointed
secretary
1994-02-04
➖
RICE, Anthony George resigned
secretary
1993-12-31
➖
DAWS, Christopher William resigned
secretary
1993-12-31
➕
RICE, Anthony George appointed
secretary
1993-12-20
➕
KINGDON, Adam Fletcher Downs appointed
director
1993-09-21
➕
DAWS, Christopher William appointed
secretary
1993-09-21
➕
DAWS, Christopher William appointed
director
1993-09-21
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JOHNSON, Andrew David Michael appointed
director
1993-06-30
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SHAW, Lindsey Jane resigned
secretary
1993-06-30
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SHAW, Lindsey Jane resigned
director
1993-05-01
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SHAW, Jack Edward resigned
director
1993-04-29
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LANE, Peter Milton resigned
director
1993-04-22
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HOPKINS, Peter Christopher William resigned
director
1991-10-30
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
1987-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1936-09-02
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Company incorporated
As 00318108 LTD

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 90 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 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: 1997-07-30

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2016-10-14

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