MAYFLOWER GP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
01629915 · ltd · incorporated 1982-04-19
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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Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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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 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (58/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (2 active, 21 linked, 20 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
152 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-07-01
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    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2022-07-01
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2022-04-01
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ13
  4. 2022-02-25
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  5. 2021-02-05
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  6. 2021-01-06
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  7. 2021-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-10-14
    ➖
    COOPER, Ian resigned
    director
  13. 2020-10-14
    ➖
    DUNN, Kevin John resigned
    director
  14. 2020-10-14
    ➖
    HALAI, Jasi Hari resigned
    director
  15. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-19
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    COOPER, Ian appointed
    director
  18. 2017-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-12-07
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    SHELLEY, Matthew John resigned
    director
  20. 2017-12-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-27
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    LOOMES, Ben Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2017-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2016-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-06-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  26. 2016-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2015-09-04
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    HAYWOOD, Andrew John resigned
    director
  28. 2015-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2015-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2015-08-13
    ➕
    HALAI, Jasi Hari appointed
    director
  31. 2015-08-13
    ➕
    SHELLEY, Matthew John appointed
    director
  32. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    WALLER, Paul resigned
    director
  33. 2012-10-10
    ➕
    LOOMES, Ben Robert appointed
    director
  34. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Andrew John appointed
    director
  35. 2010-09-16
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron resigned
    director
  36. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  37. 2007-11-01
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    BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace resigned
    director
  38. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    DUNN, Kevin John appointed
    director
  39. 2006-01-13
    ➕
    ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  40. 2006-01-13
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron appointed
    director
  41. 2005-07-06
    ➖
    PERRY, Roderick William resigned
    director
  42. 2003-01-13
    ➕
    MURPHY, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  43. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John resigned
    director
  44. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Peter Bryan Gurmin resigned
    director
  45. 2001-01-31
    ➕
    WALLER, Paul appointed
    director
  46. 2001-01-30
    ➕
    BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace appointed
    director
  47. 2001-01-30
    ➕
    PERRY, Roderick William appointed
    director
  48. 2001-01-30
    ➖
    QUEEN, Michael James resigned
    director
  49. 2001-01-30
    ➕
    SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John appointed
    director
  50. 2001-01-30
    ➖
    WALKER, Alan James resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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 2022-07-01

5 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2022-07-01: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2022-04-01: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

Group structure

3i Holdings Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
3i Holdings Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MAYFLOWER GP LIMITED
This company · 01629915

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
3i Holdings Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

BEGBIES TRAYNOR (LONDON) LLP
31st Floor, 40 Bank Street
London
E14 5NR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 19 resigned)

3I PLC→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Jonathan Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-01-13
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Active
BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-01-30 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned
BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 1997-09-10
Resigned
BROWN, Peter Charles→
director · ~86y · resigned 1995-12-31
Resigned
COOPER, Ian→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-12-19 · resigned 2020-10-14
Resigned
DUNN, Kevin John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2020-10-14
Resigned
HALAI, Jasi Hari→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-08-13 · resigned 2020-10-14
Resigned
HAYWOOD, Andrew John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2015-09-04
Resigned
LARCOMBE, Brian Paul→
director · ~73y · resigned 1997-09-10
Resigned
LOOMES, Ben Robert→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-10 · resigned 2017-01-27
Resigned
PERRY, Roderick William→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-01-30 · resigned 2005-07-06
Resigned
QUEEN, Michael James→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 2001-01-30
Resigned
ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2010-09-16
Resigned
SHAPLAND, Nicholas→
director · ~77y · resigned 1993-06-30
Resigned
SHELLEY, Matthew John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-08-13 · resigned 2017-12-07
Resigned
SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-01-30 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
WALKER, Alan James→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 2001-01-30
Resigned
WALLER, Paul→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (152 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2022-07-01
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2022-04-01
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2022-02-25
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2021-02-05
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2021-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-05-25