02015685 LIMITED

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02015685 · ltd · incorporated 1986-04-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 3420
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 5010SIC 5010
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2015-07-24
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  3. 2015-07-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2005-05-31
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  5. 2005-02-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  6. 2005-01-05
    📄
    legacy
    dissolution · 652a
  7. 2004-09-13
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  8. 2004-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2004-03-29
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · 225
  10. 2004-03-29
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  11. 2004-03-26
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  12. 2003-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2003-04-08
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  14. 2002-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2002-10-11
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  16. 2002-10-11
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  17. 2002-09-28
    WARTERS, John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-28
    WARTERS, Christine Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-09-28
    WARTERS, Christine Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2002-04-04
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  21. 2001-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2001-04-03
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  23. 2000-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2000-04-03
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  25. 1999-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 1999-04-01
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  27. 1998-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  28. 1998-04-24
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MEM/ARTS
  29. 1997-10-06
    WARTERS, Paul Julian appointed
    director
  30. 1997-10-06
    WARTERS, Richard appointed
    director
  31. 1986-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 02015685 LIMITED

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2006-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-04-11

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC3420 — SIC 3420

Registered office

5 Florent Court Regent Street
Pocklington
York
YO42 2PQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2006-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2004-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-04-11OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

WARTERS, John
secretary · appointed 2002-09-28
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Active
WARTERS, John
director · ~83y
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Active
WARTERS, Paul Julian
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-10-06
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Active
WARTERS, Richard
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-10-06
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Active
WARTERS, Christine Ann
secretary · resigned 2002-09-28
Resigned
WARTERS, Christine Ann
director · ~80y · resigned 2002-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-04-27
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2015-07-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2015-07-24
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2005-05-31
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2005-02-15
legacy
dissolution · 652a
2005-01-05
legacy
address · 287
2004-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-07-23
legacy
accounts · 225
2004-03-29
legacy
address · 287
2004-03-29
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-10-22
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2003-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2002-10-15
legacy
officers · 288b
2002-10-11