TARGET HOLDINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
01454212 · ltd · incorporated 1979-10-15
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). 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 (50/100). 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
37 officers (3 active, 37 linked, 26 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
201 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-12-12
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2014-12-12
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-09-12
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.71
  4. 2014-04-10
    📍
    change-sail-address-company
    address · AD02
  5. 2014-04-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2014-04-09
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  7. 2014-04-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2014-04-09
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  9. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    LLOYDS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2013-12-09
    ➖
    PATON, Susan Walker resigned
    secretary
  11. 2013-12-09
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2013-12-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2013-11-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2013-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2013-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2013-11-22
    ➕
    BLACK, James Masson appointed
    director
  17. 2013-11-22
    ➖
    DAVIS, Andrew Nicholas resigned
    director
  18. 2013-08-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2013-08-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2013-08-02
    ➖
    MACLEAN, Jennifer Marion resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    PATON, Susan Walker appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  23. 2013-05-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2013-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2013-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2013-03-31
    ➕
    DAVIS, Andrew Nicholas appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    MACHRAY, Neil Lindsay Nicholson resigned
    director
  28. 2012-07-24
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  29. 2012-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2012-05-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  31. 2012-03-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  32. 2011-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  33. 2011-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  34. 2011-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  35. 2010-06-15
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Jennifer Marion appointed
    secretary
  36. 2010-06-15
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Fiona resigned
    secretary
  37. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  38. 2009-07-01
    ➖
    NICHOLLS, Tracey Caroline resigned
    secretary
  39. 2008-07-25
    ➕
    CLARKE, Craig appointed
    director
  40. 2008-07-25
    ➖
    GREEN, Michael David, Dr resigned
    director
  41. 2007-09-01
    ➖
    BLABER, Roger Bryant resigned
    director
  42. 2007-09-01
    ➕
    GREEN, Michael David, Dr appointed
    director
  43. 2007-09-01
    ➕
    MACHRAY, Neil Lindsay Nicholson appointed
    director
  44. 2007-09-01
    ➖
    TOINTON, Neil Charles Hardell resigned
    director
  45. 2006-10-01
    ➖
    GARRARD, Sharon Anne resigned
    secretary
  46. 2006-10-01
    ➕
    NICHOLLS, Tracey Caroline appointed
    secretary
  47. 2005-11-10
    ➕
    BLABER, Roger Bryant appointed
    director
  48. 2005-11-10
    ➖
    WHATFORD, Ronald James resigned
    director
  49. 2003-10-21
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Ian David resigned
    director
  50. 2003-10-21
    ➕
    WHATFORD, Ronald James appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 92 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-12-12

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2014-12-12: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2014-09-12: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1 More London Place
London
SE1 2AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 34 resigned)

LLOYDS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-12-09
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Active
BLACK, James Masson→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-11-22
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Active
CLARKE, Craig→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-07-25
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Active
CONNOR, Robert Austin→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-16 · resigned 1998-07-01
Resigned
GARRARD, Sharon Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned
MACLEAN, Jennifer Marion→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2013-08-02
Resigned
MITCHELL, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2010-06-15
Resigned
NICHOLLS, Tracey Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Sharon Noelle→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned
PATON, Susan Walker→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-02 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
TAYLOR, John Keith→
secretary · resigned 1996-03-31
Resigned
HILL SAMUEL BANK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1995-03-31
Resigned
HILL SAMUEL BANK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1994-04-19
Resigned
AMOS, Graham Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 1996-07-31
Resigned
BADCOCK, Clive Leslie→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-03-18 · resigned 1996-07-31
Resigned
BARBER, Richard→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 1998-09-10
Resigned
BLABER, Roger Bryant→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-11-10 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
CROWTHER, Georgina Vanessa→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-01-22 · resigned 1997-01-27
Resigned
CRUMPTON, Clifford David→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1998-07-01
Resigned
CUMMING, Andrew John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-07-31 · resigned 1998-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (201 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2014-12-12
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2014-09-12
change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2014-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-04-10
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2014-04-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2014-04-09
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2014-04-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2013-12-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2013-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2013-11-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2013-08-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2013-08-08
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2013-06-24