00697522 LIMITED

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00697522 · ltd · incorporated 1961-07-06
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
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 2875
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 30/100. 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: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (30/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-04-17
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2018-04-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 1996-09-19
    MILLER, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  4. 1996-09-06
    ELLISON, John Stuart appointed
    director
  5. 1996-02-15
    SPEIRS, William Blake, Professor appointed
    director
  6. 1996-02-15
    MILLER, Hilda Violet resigned
    director
  7. 1996-01-30
    ROBERTS, Steven resigned
    director
  8. 1995-11-30
    SOMERS, Patrick Henry appointed
    secretary
  9. 1995-11-30
    FOSTER, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  10. 1995-10-31
    GLOSSOP, Lewis Gilderoy resigned
    director
  11. 1995-02-07
    ROBERTS, Steven appointed
    director
  12. 1994-11-01
    ROWLAND, David James appointed
    director
  13. 1992-05-11
    FOSTER, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  14. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  15. 1985-05-15
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  16. 1984-06-08
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  17. 1983-08-17
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  18. 1982-05-29
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  19. 1981-07-10
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  20. 1980-06-26
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  21. 1979-08-24
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  22. 1978-05-16
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  23. 1977-09-22
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  24. 1977-02-21
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  25. 1961-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00697522 LIMITED

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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
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: 1998-10-31

Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC2875 — SIC 2875

Registered office

1 East Parade
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 1998-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 1996-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

SOMERS, Patrick Henry
secretary · appointed 1995-11-30
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Active
ELLISON, John Stuart
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-09-06
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Active
KITCHEN, Neil Frank
director · ~81y
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Active
ROWLAND, David James
director · ~83y · appointed 1994-11-01
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Active
SPEIRS, William Blake, Professor
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-02-15
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Active
FOSTER, Stephen
secretary · appointed 1992-05-11 · resigned 1995-11-30
Resigned
GLOSSOP, Lewis Gilderoy
director · ~95y · resigned 1995-10-31
Resigned
MILLER, Christopher Paul
director · ~70y · resigned 1996-09-19
Resigned
MILLER, Hilda Violet
director · ~114y · resigned 1996-02-15
Resigned
ROBERTS, Steven
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1996-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-04-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-04-17
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01
legacy
annual-return · 363
1985-05-15
legacy
annual-return · 363
1984-06-08
legacy
annual-return · 363
1983-08-17
legacy
annual-return · 363
1982-05-29
legacy
annual-return · 363
1981-07-10
legacy
annual-return · 363
1980-06-26
legacy
annual-return · 363
1979-08-24
legacy
annual-return · 363
1978-05-16
legacy
annual-return · 363
1977-09-22
legacy
annual-return · 363
1977-02-21