CLARKE SECURITIES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
00615485 · ltd · incorporated 1958-11-25
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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Opportunity
43/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 43/100 (watch), bankability 32/100. 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: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (55/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 45.8y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 75/100 (specialist).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 18 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
43/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (73 events)Click to expand
- 2018-11-07⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2018-11-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-10-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-25➖PRYCE, Colin Michael resigneddirector
- 2018-08-07⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · LIQ13
- 2017-08-16⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2017-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-03-28➖ASTIN, Andrew Robert resigneddirector
- 2016-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-23⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · 4.70
- 2016-06-23⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2016-06-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2015-12-10📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2015-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-08-04➕ASTIN, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-08-03➖HEALY, Christopher William resigneddirector
- 2015-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-04-27➕HEALY, Christopher William appointeddirector
- 2015-04-27➖PURVIS, Martin Terence Alan resigneddirector
- 2015-04-20📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2014-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-09-14➖PETERS, Mark David resigneddirector
- 2014-09-14➕PURVIS, Martin Terence Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2014-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2014-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2014-06-01➕RUSSELL, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2014-05-31➖LEADILL, Stuart Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2013-09-01➕LEADILL, Stuart Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2013-08-31➖GOLDSMITH, Paul William resigneddirector
- 2009-05-31➖MCCORMACK, Francis Declan Finbar Tempany resigneddirector
- 2008-12-01➖PEARSON, Christopher Rait O'Neill resigneddirector
- 2008-12-01➕PETERS, Mark David appointeddirector
- 2000-09-30➖MURRAY, Stuart Fraser resigneddirector
- 2000-01-01➕BNOMS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-01-01➕MURRAY, Stuart Fraser appointeddirector
- 2000-01-01➕PEARSON, Christopher Rait O'Neill appointeddirector
- 2000-01-01➕PRYCE, Colin Michael appointeddirector
- 1999-12-31➖MILTON, Michael John Colin resignedsecretary
- 1999-12-31➖MILTON, Michael John Colin resigneddirector
- 1997-09-30➖KILPATRICK, Douglas Watt resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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 · 1 lowCompany dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-11-07
5 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2018-11-07: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2018-08-07: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1958-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Tower Bridge House
St Katharine's Way
London
United Kingdom
E1W 1DD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 18 resigned)
BNOMS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSSELL, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-01
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MILTON, Michael John Colin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-12-31
ASTIN, Andrew Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-08-04 · resigned 2017-03-28
CAWTHRA, David Wilkinson→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1991-09-30
COX, Ronald Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1996-01-25
GOLDSMITH, Paul William→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-11-23 · resigned 2013-08-31
HEALY, Christopher William→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-04-27 · resigned 2015-08-03
HILL, Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1996-01-25
KILPATRICK, Douglas Watt→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1996-01-25 · resigned 1997-09-30
LEADILL, Stuart Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2014-05-31
MCCORMACK, Francis Declan Finbar Tempany→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1995-11-23 · resigned 2009-05-31
MILTON, Michael John Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1996-01-25 · resigned 1999-12-31
MURRAY, Stuart Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2000-09-30
O'CONNOR, Jan Vincent→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1993-01-25 · resigned 1996-10-31
PEARSON, Christopher Rait O'Neill→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2008-12-01
PETERS, Mark David→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2014-09-14
PRYCE, Colin Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2018-10-25
PURVIS, Martin Terence Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-09-14 · resigned 2015-04-27
TURNER, Stephen Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1991-10-01 · resigned 1993-01-22
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
10
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Singer & Friedlander . Singer & Friedlander LTD. | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/04/1985 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/01/1985 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/02/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | S a a Block / J M Tellwright / P T Tellwright / W a Tellwright | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/11/1983 | — | |
| outstanding | P T Tellwright / W a Tellwright / J M Tellwright / S a a Block | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/08/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/06/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/06/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 17/10/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | P T Tellwright / J M Tellwright / S a a Block / W a Tellwright | Legal charge | 1 property | 10/06/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/09/1980 | — | |
| satisfied | Federated Insurance Co Federated Insurance Co Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 24/07/1980 | 19/07/2014 |
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Recent filings (159 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2018-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-10-26
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2018-08-07
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2017-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-06-25
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2016-06-23
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2016-06-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-06-23
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2015-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-07-27