MOUNTAIN SOFTWARE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

01756387 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-27

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 31.7y 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

53/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7499

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (88/100, director aged 68). 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 (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.7y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 31.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

53/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2010-06-30
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2010-06-30
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Company dissolved
2010-03-30
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liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2009-12-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2009-10-19
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FIRTH, Barbara Ann resigned
director
2009-10-19
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-10-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2009-10-15
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liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2009-10-15
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liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2009-10-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2009-09-30
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legacy
mortgage · 403a
2009-09-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2009-09-29
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VELUSSI, Luca resigned
director
2009-09-29
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legacy
officers · 288b
2009-05-12
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-03-20
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-03-20
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legacy
officers · 288b
2009-03-11
➕
ROBERTS, Neal Anthony appointed
secretary
2009-02-20
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CHALLINGER, Sara resigned
secretary
2008-12-15
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-11-07
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legacy
address · 287
2008-07-30
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legacy
accounts · 225
2008-06-03
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-04-30
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legacy
officers · 288a
2008-03-14
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VELUSSI, Luca appointed
director
2007-11-15
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-10-15
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legacy
mortgage · 395
2007-10-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2007-10-11
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legacy
capital · 155(6)a
2007-10-11
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legacy
capital · 155(6)a
2007-10-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2007-10-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Citibank N.A., London as Security Trustee
2007-07-24
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LEUW, Martin Philip appointed
director
2007-07-24
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ROBERTS, Neal Anthony appointed
director
2007-07-24
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CHALLINGER, Sara appointed
secretary
2007-07-24
➖
FIRTH, Barbara Ann resigned
secretary
2007-07-03
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MURRIA, Vinodka resigned
director
2007-06-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-06-04
➕
FIRTH, Barbara Ann appointed
secretary
2007-06-04
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KENDRICK, Stephen Edward resigned
secretary
2007-06-04
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FIRTH, Barbara Ann appointed
director
2007-06-04
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KENDRICK, Stephen Edward resigned
director
2007-06-04
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KNOX, Ian Wallace resigned
director
2007-06-04
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MURRIA, Vinodka appointed
director
2002-10-07
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BREWIN, Joan Lorraine Emily resigned
secretary
2002-10-07
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KENDRICK, Stephen Edward appointed
secretary
2002-10-07
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BREWIN, Joan Lorraine Emily resigned
director
2002-10-07
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BREWIN, John Martin resigned
director
2002-10-07
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KENDRICK, Stephen Edward appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 58 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. 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 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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 2010-06-30

4 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2010-06-30: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2010-03-30: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1983-09-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

One Snowhill

Snow Hill Queensway

Birmingham

B4 6GH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2009-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 14 resigned)

ROBERTS, Neal Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LEUW, Martin Philip→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROBERTS, Neal Anthony→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BREWIN, Joan Lorraine Emily→

secretary · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 2002-10-07

Resigned

BREWIN, John Martin→

secretary · resigned 1994-10-31

Resigned

CHALLINGER, Sara→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-24 · resigned 2009-02-20

Resigned

FIRTH, Barbara Ann→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-04 · resigned 2007-07-24

Resigned

KENDRICK, Stephen Edward→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2007-06-04

Resigned

BREWIN, Joan Lorraine Emily→

director · ~79y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 2002-10-07

Resigned

BREWIN, John Martin→

director · ~79y · resigned 2002-10-07

Resigned

CURRIE, Graham John→

director · ~80y · resigned 1994-10-31

Resigned

FIRTH, Barbara Ann→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-06-04 · resigned 2009-10-19

Resigned

KENDRICK, Stephen Edward→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2007-06-04

Resigned

KNOX, Ian Wallace→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2007-06-04

Resigned

MURRIA, Vinodka→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-06-04 · resigned 2007-07-03

Resigned

VELUSSI, Luca→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2009-09-29

Resigned

WHITE, Ian→

director · ~71y · resigned 1996-03-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Citibank N.A., London as Security Trustee	Debenture	1 property	02/10/2007	30/09/2009
	satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee and debenture	1 property	07/11/1994	16/06/2007

Recent filings (107 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2010-06-30

liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

insolvency · 4.71

2010-03-30

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

address · AD01

2009-12-22

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2009-10-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2009-10-19

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

address · AD01

2009-10-18

liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency

insolvency · 4.70

2009-10-15

liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

insolvency · 600

2009-10-15

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2009-10-15

legacy

mortgage · 403a

2009-09-30

legacy

officers · 288b

2009-09-29

accounts-with-made-up-date

accounts · AA

2009-05-12

legacy

officers · 288a

2009-03-20

legacy

officers · 288b

2009-03-20

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2008-12-15