SANDLAPS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
01911175 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-03
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 33.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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
1 live charge · oldest 33.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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 (38 events)Click to expand
- 2012-03-13📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-03-13🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-11-29📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-11-17📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-09-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-06-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2010-06-30✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2010-06-21➖FORBES, Peter Patrick Spencer resigneddirector
- 2009-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-02-06📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-09-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-08-21➕GREEN, Robert Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2008-08-21➖WINSHIP, Simon Mark resignedsecretary
- 2008-08-21📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-08-21📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-09-26📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-01-25📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2006-10-04📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-01-10📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-09-27📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-01-14📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 1999-06-10➖MACDONALD-HALL, Caspar resigneddirector
- 1999-05-31➖GRIFFITHS, William Edward resigneddirector
- 1999-03-15➖GREEN, Robert Anthony resignedsecretary
- 1999-03-15➕WINSHIP, Simon Mark appointedsecretary
- 1997-07-31➖FENN, Nicholas Patrick resignedsecretary
- 1997-07-31➕GREEN, Robert Anthony appointedsecretary
- 1993-10-29➖ROGERS, Leonard John resigneddirector
- 1993-02-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1985-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs SANDLAPS LIMITED
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 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-03-13
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999
Registered office
16 Carlton Crescent
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 2ES
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)
GREEN, Robert Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-08-21
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Active
Active
FENN, Nicholas Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-07-31
GREEN, Robert Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 1999-03-15
WINSHIP, Simon Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-03-15 · resigned 2008-08-21
FORBES, Peter Patrick Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2010-06-21
GRIFFITHS, William Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1999-05-31
MACDONALD-HALL, Caspar→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1999-06-10
ROGERS, Leonard John→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1993-10-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 15/02/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (83 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-03-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-11-29
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-11-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2010-10-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-08-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-06-30
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2010-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2009-11-13
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-09-15
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-02-06