ROBERT BOLT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01031028 · ltd · incorporated 1971-11-15

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£-3.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.1y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

26 officers (1 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

170 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £3,088

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

Net Worth

-£3k

Current Assets

£10k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£-3.1k	—
Current assets	£9.8k	—
Cash	£4.7k	—
Debtors	£5.1k	—
Net assets	£-3.1k	—
Average employees	—	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 mortgage
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Fifth Third Bank, National Association (As Security Agent)
2026-01-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Fifth Third Bank, National Association (As Administrative Agent)
2026-01-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Fifth Third Bank, National Association (As Security Agent)
2025-12-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
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DUDEK, Nicholas appointed
director
2025-06-13
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SPIERS, Anouska resigned
director
2024-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
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MINKOW, Andrew resigned
director
2024-11-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-01
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SPIERS, Anouska appointed
director
2024-09-01
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STRONG, Hilary resigned
director
2024-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
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MILES, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-06-30
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MINKOW, Andrew appointed
director
2023-05-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-10
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MICHEL, Caroline Jayne resigned
director
2020-06-10
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STRONG, Hilary appointed
director
2020-05-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-03-31
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AGGETT, Paul Bernard resigned
director
2013-05-29
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AGGETT, Paul Bernard appointed
director
2013-05-24
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FOSTER, Michael Adam resigned
director
2012-05-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-01-11
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MICHEL, Caroline Jayne appointed
director
2011-12-16
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BEALE, Philip Arthur resigned
secretary
2011-12-16
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DOWNING, Terry William resigned
director
2011-12-16
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DURKAN, Mary Margaret resigned
director
2011-12-16
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FOSTER, Michael Adam appointed
director
2011-11-10
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DURKAN, Mary Margaret appointed
director
2011-08-24
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ASTOR, William Waldorf, Viscount resigned
director
2008-11-03
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TURNER, Jane Elizabeth resigned
director
2007-07-27
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TURNER, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2007-07-27
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WILLIAMS, Nicholas James resigned
director
2007-01-29
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DOWNING, Terry William appointed
director
2007-01-26
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MURPHY, Susan Margaret resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 new charges in last 12 months

medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2026-01-02: A registered charge; 2026-01-02: A registered charge; 2026-01-02: A registered charge

Group structure

Worldwrites Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Worldwrites Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ROBERT BOLT LIMITED

This company · 01031028

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Worldwrites Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/12/2022

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Brass Band Management Limitedceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Worldwrites Limitedceased 19/12/2022· 50-75% shares · board control
Ms Sarah Elizabeth Milesceased 28/07/2020· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1971-11-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

77 Station Road

Petersfield

GU32 3FQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (1 active · 25 resigned)

DUDEK, Nicholas→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BEALE, Philip Arthur→

secretary · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 2011-12-16

Resigned

TURNER, Corinne Beverly→

secretary · resigned 1998-06-17

Resigned

AGGETT, Paul Bernard→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-05-29 · resigned 2016-03-31

Resigned

ASTOR, William Waldorf, Viscount→

director · ~75y · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2011-08-24

Resigned

BANKS, Jeremy Loch Mansell→

director · ~55y · appointed 2001-07-02 · resigned 2006-01-31

Resigned

BOLT, Robert Oxon→

director · ~102y · resigned 1995-02-20

Resigned

DOWNING, Terry William→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2011-12-16

Resigned

DURKAN, Mary Margaret→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2011-12-16

Resigned

FOSTER, Michael Adam→

director · ~68y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2013-05-24

Resigned

LEE, Colin Leonard→

director · ~94y · resigned 1994-01-04

Resigned

LENTHALL, Ben→

director · ~82y · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 2000-02-01

Resigned

MICHEL, Caroline Jayne→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-01-11 · resigned 2020-06-10

Resigned

MILES, Sarah Elizabeth→

director · ~85y · appointed 1996-02-01 · resigned 2023-06-30

Resigned

MINKOW, Andrew→

director · ~57y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2024-11-21

Resigned

MURPHY, Susan Margaret→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2007-01-26

Resigned

PRICHARD, Mathew Caradoc Thomas→

director · ~83y · resigned 2002-08-01

Resigned

RAMSAY, Margaret Francesca→

director · ~118y · resigned 1991-09-04

Resigned

SPIERS, Anouska→

director · ~47y · appointed 2024-09-01 · resigned 2025-06-13

Resigned

STRONG, Hilary→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-06-10 · resigned 2024-09-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Fifth Third Bank, National Association (As Security Agent)	A registered charge	1 property	02/01/2026	—
outstanding	Fifth Third Bank, National Association (As Administrative Agent)	A registered charge	1 property	02/01/2026	—
outstanding	Fifth Third Bank, National Association (As Security Agent)	A registered charge	1 property	02/01/2026	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Deed of accession and charge	1 property	02/05/2012	26/05/2020

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Recent filings (170 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-01-14

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-01-14

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-01-09

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-01-06

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-12-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-07-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-06-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-18

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-11-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-09-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-28