TENSECRETE LIMITED
Opportunity 44/100 (watch), bankability 30/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2018-10-23⚠️order-of-court-restoration-previously-compulsory-liquidationinsolvency · REST-COCOMP
- 1997-12-08➖BEET, David resigneddirector
- 1997-07-03➕BEET, David appointeddirector
- 1997-04-30➖BULLIVANT, Jane Marie resigneddirector
- 1996-11-18➕ELLISON, John Stuart appointeddirector
- 1996-09-30➖THORPE, David Ashley resigneddirector
- 1996-09-18➖KETTELL, David Robert resigneddirector
- 1996-08-21➖HYATT, Richard Michael resigneddirector
- 1996-02-29➕BULLIVANT, Jane Marie appointeddirector
- 1994-11-21➕SWIFT, Ernest appointeddirector
- 1994-06-01➕HYATT, Richard Michael appointeddirector
- 1994-01-29➕SPEIRS, William Blake, Professor appointeddirector
- 1994-01-24➕HARTLEY, Andrew James appointedsecretary
- 1994-01-24➖THORPE, Louise Jane resignedsecretary
- 1994-01-24➕KETTELL, David Robert appointeddirector
- 1993-10-01➖THORPE, Louise Jane resigneddirector
- 1991-08-23➕THORPE, Louise Jane appointedsecretary
- 1991-08-23➕THORPE, David Ashley appointeddirector
- 1991-08-23➕THORPE, Louise Jane appointeddirector
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1985-01-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 1984-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs TENSECRETE LIMITED
- 1984-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 1998-10-31
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2018-10-23: order-of-court-restoration-previously-compulsory-liquidation
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