STEWART ELECTRONICS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
01275729 · ltd · incorporated 1976-09-02
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 39.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (61 events)Click to expand
- 2014-12-23📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-12-23🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-09-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-09-02📄second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-datedocument-replacement · RP04
- 2014-08-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-08-08📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2014-08-08📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2014-08-08⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2014-08-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2014-06-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-09-20📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-10-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-09-14📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-08-16📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2012-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2012-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2012-08-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2012-07-20➕SMITH, Roy Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-20➕DRILLOCK, David M appointeddirector
- 2012-07-20➕SMITH, Roy Douglas appointeddirector
- 2012-07-20➖BOWERS, Steven John resignedsecretary
- 2012-07-20➖BOWERS, Steven John resigneddirector
- 2012-07-20➖MOSS, Andrew Brian resigneddirector
- 2012-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-20📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-10📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-08-10📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-08-09➖ROBERTSON, Douglas Grant resigneddirector
- 2011-08-09➖SNOWDON, Clive John resigneddirector
- 2011-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-05-11➕BOWERS, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2011-05-11➕MOSS, Andrew Brian appointeddirector
- 2007-07-30➕ROBERTSON, Douglas Grant appointeddirector
- 2007-07-20➖BEAUMONT, Richard John Kirby resigneddirector
- 2006-01-06➕BOWERS, Steven John appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-06➖LEE, Maurice Milson resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-11➖LEE, Maurice Milson resigneddirector
- 2004-02-27➖MCKNIGHT, William John resigneddirector
- 1999-06-30➕BEAUMONT, Richard John Kirby appointeddirector
- 1999-06-30➖LIDDLE, Matthew resigneddirector
- 1999-06-30➕SNOWDON, Clive John appointeddirector
- 1999-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1999-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1998-12-31➖MARTIN, David Barrington resigneddirector
- 1998-07-31➖HASLEHURST, Peter Joseph Kinder resigneddirector
- 1998-07-23➖HOBBS, Jeffrey Jacques resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-12-23
1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2014-08-08: legacy
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Composites House
Sinclair Close
Heanor
Derbyshire
DE75 7SP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 15 resigned)
SMITH, Roy Douglas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-07-20
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DRILLOCK, David M→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-07-20
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SMITH, Roy Douglas→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-20
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BOWERS, Steven John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2012-07-20
LEE, Maurice Milson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-01-06
BEAUMONT, Richard John Kirby→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2007-07-20
BOWERS, Steven John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-05-11 · resigned 2012-07-20
HASLEHURST, Peter Joseph Kinder→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1995-07-19 · resigned 1998-07-31
HAWKINS, Ian Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1995-07-19
HOBBS, Jeffrey Jacques→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1995-07-19 · resigned 1998-07-23
LEE, Maurice Milson→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1996-01-16 · resigned 2004-05-11
LIDDLE, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 1999-06-30
MARTIN, David Barrington→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 1998-12-31
MCKNIGHT, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 2004-02-27
MOSS, Andrew Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-05-11 · resigned 2012-07-20
ROBERTSON, Douglas Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-30 · resigned 2011-08-09
SNOWDON, Clive John→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2011-08-09
WALKER, John Siddall→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1996-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 04/05/1994 | 22/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 27/07/1987 | 22/06/1999 |
Recent filings (123 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-12-23
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-09-09
second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-date
document-replacement · RP04
2014-09-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-08-29
legacy
capital · SH20
2014-08-08
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2014-08-08
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2014-08-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2014-08-08
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-10
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2013-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-06-11
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2012-10-31
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2012-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-08-16