C REALISATIONS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02014305 · ltd · incorporated 1986-04-25
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7484
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 42/100. 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: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 30.5y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 60/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
30 officers (5 active, 30 linked, 25 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
26 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
214 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-06-22
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2022-06-22
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2022-03-22
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ14
  4. 2022-02-03
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  5. 2021-08-04
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  6. 2021-02-08
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  7. 2020-08-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  8. 2020-02-10
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  9. 2019-08-16
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  10. 2019-04-16
    ⚠️
    liquidation-miscellaneous
    insolvency · LIQ MISC
  11. 2019-02-19
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  12. 2019-01-28
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  13. 2019-01-28
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-removal-of-liquidator-by-court
    insolvency · LIQ10
  14. 2018-08-03
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  15. 2018-02-08
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  16. 2017-08-15
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    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  17. 2017-02-01
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    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  18. 2016-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-08-16
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  20. 2016-08-08
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  21. 2016-02-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  22. 2016-02-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  23. 2016-02-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  24. 2016-02-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  25. 2016-02-12
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  26. 2015-08-10
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  27. 2005-03-08
    ➖
    RECKER, Fiona Anne resigned
    secretary
  28. 2004-11-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Resurge PLC
  29. 2004-06-25
    ➕
    ROBESON, Graham John appointed
    director
  30. 2003-11-06
    ➖
    FLEMING, Ian James resigned
    director
  31. 2003-10-21
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Philip Neil appointed
    director
  32. 2003-10-21
    ➕
    TAYLOR, David appointed
    director
  33. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    BLACK, Gavin Macfarlane resigned
    director
  34. 2003-07-09
    ➕
    WEBSTER, George Edward appointed
    director
  35. 2003-07-09
    ➖
    BENSON, Mark Richard resigned
    director
  36. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    MCKAY, Anthony Bruce resigned
    director
  37. 2003-04-14
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
  38. 2003-02-12
    ➖
    BALDRY, Lorraine Ingrid resigned
    director
  39. 2002-11-18
    ➖
    WALKER, David Nigel resigned
    director
  40. 2002-01-07
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    BALDRY, Lorraine Ingrid appointed
    director
  41. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    HOLMES, Michael Harry resigned
    director
  42. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    RECKER, Fiona Anne appointed
    secretary
  43. 2000-07-07
    ➖
    COSSEY, Audrey Lynne resigned
    secretary
  44. 2000-04-30
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Thomas Andrew Sillavan resigned
    director
  45. 1998-10-30
    ➖
    WELLS, Andrew William resigned
    director
  46. 1998-10-05
    ➕
    MCKAY, Anthony Bruce appointed
    director
  47. 1998-08-01
    ➕
    WALKER, David Nigel appointed
    director
  48. 1998-07-31
    ➖
    PRODGERS, Lionel Hugh resigned
    director
  49. 1998-07-07
    ➕
    COSSEY, Audrey Lynne appointed
    secretary
  50. 1998-06-30
    ➖
    IVES, Francis Robert resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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 2022-06-22

24 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2022-06-22: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2022-03-22: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7484 — SIC 7484

Registered office

Central Square 8th Floor
29 Wellington Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 4DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2004-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 25 resigned)

HEANEY, William Alexander→
secretary
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Active
BRIGGS, Philip Neil→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-10-21
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Active
ROBESON, Graham John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-06-25
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Active
TAYLOR, David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-10-21
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Active
WEBSTER, George Edward→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-07-09
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Active
COSSEY, Audrey Lynne→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 2000-07-07
Resigned
MITCHELL, Sally Elizabeth Anne→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1998-06-23
Resigned
PALMER, Donald Angus→
secretary · resigned 1994-10-01
Resigned
RECKER, Fiona Anne→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2005-03-08
Resigned
BAGNALL, William Edward Hampshire→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 1997-07-28
Resigned
BALDRY, Lorraine Ingrid→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2003-02-12
Resigned
BALLANTINE, Giles Harding Waverley→
director · ~78y · resigned 1996-09-26
Resigned
BENSON, Mark Richard→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-09
Resigned
BLACK, Gavin Macfarlane→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned
FLEMING, Ian James→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2003-11-06
Resigned
HEANEY, William Alexander→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 1997-07-28
Resigned
HEANEY, William Alexander→
director · ~70y · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned
HOLMES, Michael Harry→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned
HOSSACK, James David Ian→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 1997-07-28
Resigned
HUNTER, Mark Summers→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 1997-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Resurge
Resurge PLC
Debenture1 property05/11/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property14/04/2003—
satisfied
Railway Pension Nominees
Railway Pension Nominees Limited
Debenture1 property22/12/199527/09/1997
satisfied
Seddon Developments
Seddon Developments Limited
Debenture1 property22/12/199527/09/1997
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property09/11/1995—
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Recent filings (214 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2022-06-22
liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ14
2022-03-22
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2022-02-03
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2021-08-04
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2021-02-08
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2020-08-20
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2020-02-10
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2019-08-16
liquidation-miscellaneous
insolvency · LIQ MISC
2019-04-16
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2019-02-19
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2019-01-28
liquidation-voluntary-removal-of-liquidator-by-court
insolvency · LIQ10
2019-01-28
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2018-08-03
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2018-02-08
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2017-08-15