SARA LEE UK LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
00382509 · ltd · incorporated 1943-09-02
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
23 officers (3 active, 23 linked, 15 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
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 (66 events)Click to expand
- 2011-07-08⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2011-07-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-04-08⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · 4.71
- 2010-11-23⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · 4.70
- 2010-11-23⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2010-11-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2010-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-10-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-05📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2010-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-10-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-11📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-16📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-04-16📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-03-01➕VAN HOLSTEIN, Nicolaas appointeddirector
- 2008-03-01➖CLARKE, Caroline Louise resigneddirector
- 2007-09-12📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-08-23📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-08-16📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-08-08📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-07-16➕THROGMORTON SECRETARIES LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-16➖THROGMORTON UK LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-13📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-03-08➖HANDLEY, Helen Kay resigneddirector
- 2007-01-25📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-01-25📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-01-12➖JAGUN, Ayotola resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-12➕THROGMORTON UK LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-12➖JAGUN, Ayotola resigneddirector
- 2005-12-09➕HANDLEY, Helen Kay appointeddirector
- 2005-12-08➕JAGUN, Ayotola appointeddirector
- 2005-12-08➖WELLS, Christian Henry resigneddirector
- 2005-08-08➕STAM, Jodocus Wilhelmus Franciscus Severinus appointeddirector
- 2003-09-26➕JAGUN, Ayotola appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-26➖RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin resignedsecretary
- 2003-09-26➖RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin resigneddirector
- 2003-09-26➕WELLS, Christian Henry appointeddirector
- 2003-08-05➖ALLEN, Nicholas George resigneddirector
- 2001-08-10➕CLARKE, Caroline Louise appointeddirector
- 2001-07-25➖VAN BILSEN, Antonius Johannes Maria resigneddirector
- 2000-06-09➖MASON, Robert Andrew resigneddirector
- 1999-10-11➖BROWN, Katharine Jane resignedsecretary
- 1999-10-11➕RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-11➕RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin appointeddirector
- 1999-05-31➖LIVINGSTON, Osmund Piers resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 66 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 83 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-07-08
4 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2011-07-08: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2011-04-08: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1943-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
257b Croydon Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 3PS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-06-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 20 resigned)
THROGMORTON SECRETARIES LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STAM, Jodocus Wilhelmus Franciscus Severinus→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-08-08
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VAN HOLSTEIN, Nicolaas→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2008-03-01
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BROWN, Katharine Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-21 · resigned 1999-10-11
EVANS, John Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-18 · resigned 1995-06-23
JAGUN, Ayotola→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2007-01-12
KENNEDY, Denise Yvonne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-06-23 · resigned 1999-05-21
RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-11 · resigned 2003-09-26
WARD DYER, Robert Francis George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-02-18
THROGMORTON UK LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-12 · resigned 2007-07-16
ALLEN, Nicholas George→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 2003-08-05
CLARKE, Caroline Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-08-10 · resigned 2008-03-01
HANDLEY, Helen Kay→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2005-12-09 · resigned 2007-03-08
JAGUN, Ayotola→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2007-01-12
KENNEDY, Denise Yvonne→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 1999-05-21
LIVINGSTON, Osmund Piers→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1999-05-31
MASON, Robert Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-04-07 · resigned 2000-06-09
RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-10-11 · resigned 2003-09-26
SLATER, John Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1992-06-30
STANBROOK, Steven Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1992-06-30 · resigned 1994-04-27
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Recent filings (146 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2011-07-08
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2011-04-08
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2010-11-23
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2010-11-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-11-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-10-05
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2010-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-10-29
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-02-19
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-04-29