DORSUB (RSL) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

00474641 · ltd · incorporated 1949-11-04

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 42.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

54/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7499

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 42.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (5 active, 30 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

27 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

187 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

54/100Worth 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2013-02-08
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bona-vacantia-company
restoration · BONA
2012-06-05
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2012-06-05
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Company dissolved
2012-03-05
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liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution-with-case-end-date
insolvency · 2.35B
2011-09-27
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2011-05-24
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · 2.16B
2011-05-17
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liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-meeting
insolvency · 2.23B
2011-04-27
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liquidation-in-administration-proposals
insolvency · 2.17B
2011-03-17
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · 2.16B
2011-03-10
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liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator
insolvency · 2.12B
2011-03-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-01-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-09-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-30
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2010-07-30
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2010-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-06-30
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-06-11
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legacy
officers · 288c
2009-05-27
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legacy
officers · 288b
2009-05-26
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legacy
dissolution · 652C
2009-05-19
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legacy
dissolution · 652a
2009-04-20
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COX, Michelle Hazel resigned
secretary
2009-03-13
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miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2009-03-13
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legacy
capital · SH20
2008-11-13
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RODIE, Kimberly Donna appointed
secretary
2008-11-13
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BERGAMIN, Jayabaduri resigned
secretary
2008-04-04
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BERGAMIN, Jayabaduri appointed
secretary
2007-05-29
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CROSSLAND, Julie Sook Hein resigned
director
2006-08-16
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BURCHILL, Richard Leeroy appointed
director
2006-08-16
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BROWN, David Nigel resigned
director
2006-02-17
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CROSSLAND, Julie Sook Hein appointed
director
2006-02-17
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GOLDMAN, Adam Alexander resigned
director
2005-09-14
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HAGUE, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2005-09-14
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HEALEY, Mark Anthony appointed
director
2005-09-14
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JACKMAN, Ian Peter resigned
director
2005-03-31
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COX, Michelle Hazel appointed
secretary
2005-03-31
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HICKS, Beverley resigned
secretary
2003-09-05
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HICKS, Beverley appointed
secretary
2003-09-05
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STEVENSON, Rebecca Jayne resigned
secretary
2000-10-03
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DUCKELS, Colin Peter appointed
director
2000-09-05
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JACKMAN, Ian Peter resigned
secretary
2000-09-05
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STEVENSON, Rebecca Jayne appointed
secretary
2000-08-18
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CASH, Daphne Valerie resigned
secretary
2000-08-18
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JACKMAN, Ian Peter appointed
secretary
1999-10-11
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SMITH, Nicholas Leigh resigned
director
1999-07-29
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BROWN, David Nigel appointed
director
1999-07-29
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COACKLEY, Paul resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 77 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

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-06-05

8 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2012-06-05: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2012-03-05: liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution-with-case-end-date

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1949-11-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

43-45 Portman Square

London

W1H 6LY

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2009-08-29

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