BANK AND CLIENTS PLC

⚰️Wound downdissolved
00980698 · plc · incorporated 1970-05-28
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 17.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
46/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Banks
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 46/100 (watch), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: refinance and hold (35/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.9y

55/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
62 officers (1 active, 62 linked, 55 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
298 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
46/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
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 (127 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-04
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2025-04-04
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-01-04
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ13
  4. 2024-04-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-04-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-18
    KINGSBURY, Georgina Mary resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-03-18
    BARLOW, Roger William resigned
    director
  12. 2024-03-18
    COLL, Nicole resigned
    director
  13. 2024-03-18
    KINGSBURY, Georgina Mary resigned
    director
  14. 2024-03-18
    STRATHCLYDE, Thomas Dunlop Galloway De Roy De Blicquy Galbraith, Lord resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-18
    WARD, Anthony John resigned
    director
  16. 2024-02-22
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  17. 2023-02-27
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  18. 2022-01-12
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  19. 2022-01-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2022-01-08
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  21. 2021-11-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-09-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2021-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-02-24
    KINGSBURY, Georgina Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2021-02-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2021-02-24
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  27. 2021-02-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2021-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2021-02-02
    BRIDEL, Claire Marie Michel resigned
    director
  30. 2021-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2021-02-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2021-02-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2021-01-31
    BRIDEL, Edouard resigned
    director
  34. 2020-12-31
    CHARNLEY, William Francis resigned
    director
  35. 2020-12-31
    MCCORMICK, Karen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  36. 2019-07-09
    LORINET, Pierre Andre Jacques appointed
    director
  37. 2018-02-20
    ERRAZURIZ, Pedro Miguel Raul Marie resigned
    director
  38. 2018-01-05
    CHARNLEY, William resigned
    secretary
  39. 2018-01-05
    KINGSBURY, Georgina Mary appointed
    secretary
  40. 2018-01-05
    MCCORMICK, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  41. 2018-01-05
    WARD, Anthony John appointed
    director
  42. 2017-12-31
    FRANKLIN, Peter Morris resigned
    director
  43. 2017-12-31
    JEFFREY, Richard Stephen resigned
    director
  44. 2017-12-31
    STEVENS, Andrew David resigned
    director
  45. 2016-08-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  46. 2016-05-17
    HUGHES, Graham John resigned
    director
  47. 2016-04-07
    BARLOW, Roger William appointed
    director
  48. 2016-04-07
    BRIDEL, Edouard appointed
    director
  49. 2016-04-07
    FLOCKHART, Alexander Andrew resigned
    director
  50. 2016-04-07
    STRATHCLYDE, Thomas Dunlop Galloway De Roy De Blicquy Galbraith, Lord appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 127 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 2025-04-04

6 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2025-04-04: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2025-01-04: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeplc
Incorporated1970-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64191 — Banks

Registered office

Ship Canal House 5th Floor
98 King Street
Manchester
M2 4WU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2020-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-06-03

Officers (0 active · 61 resigned)

LORINET, Pierre Andre Jacques
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-07-09
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Active
CHARNLEY, William
secretary · appointed 2014-12-10 · resigned 2018-01-05
Resigned
FITZPATRICK, Jasan
secretary · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2012-05-23
Resigned
GERRARD, Barry Alexander Ralph
secretary · appointed 2010-01-27 · resigned 2012-01-25
Resigned
HUGHES, Graham John
secretary · resigned 2010-01-27
Resigned
KINGSBURY, Georgina Mary
secretary · appointed 2018-01-05 · resigned 2024-03-18
Resigned
MARSHALL, Katie Jane
secretary · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2014-11-30
Resigned
PEARSON, William Stephen
secretary · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2013-09-26
Resigned
ALLEN, Stuart Roland
director · ~70y · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned
BAINES, Michael George Coriat Talbot
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-02-21 · resigned 2010-01-27
Resigned
BAKER, Stephen George Bowron
director · ~97y · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
BARLOW, Roger William
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-04-07 · resigned 2024-03-18
Resigned
BATTEN, David Henry Cary
director · ~74y · resigned 2010-01-27
Resigned
BATTEN, William Henry
director · ~100y · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
BAYLISS, Peter Derek
director · ~66y · appointed 1991-05-13 · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned
BELL, David Macmillan
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-05-13 · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned
BLACKMORE, Michael Robert
director · ~78y · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned
BRIDEL, Claire Marie Michel
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-30 · resigned 2021-02-02
Resigned
BRIDEL, Edouard
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-04-07 · resigned 2021-01-31
Resigned
BURNS, Rosemary
director · ~95y · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
William Danby Christopher and Raymond Martin Edwards
Clawback legal charge1 property26/06/200805/08/2016

Recent filings (298 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2025-04-04
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2024-02-22
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2023-02-27
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2022-01-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-08
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2022-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-16