KERSTONFELL LIMITED
⚰️Wound downconverted-closed
02092785 · converted-or-closed · incorporated 1987-01-23
Investment thesis
Company converted closed — 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 39.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 7 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · oldest 39.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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
0
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 11 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red 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 (69 events)Click to expand
- 2012-10-11📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2012-10-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-10-11🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-08-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2012-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2012-01-01➕OLDALE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2011-12-31➖WALKER, Neil James resigneddirector
- 2011-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-08-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-15➖HENDRY, David Buchan resigneddirector
- 2010-08-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2010-03-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2010-03-26➕SELLERS, Caroline Jane appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-26➖ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-21📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-05📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-04-04📍legacyaddress · 353
- 2008-01-29📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-01-28📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-01-07➕TINNING, George Murray appointeddirector
- 2008-01-07➕ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-07➖UCL SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-01-07➕HENDRY, David Buchan appointeddirector
- 2008-01-07➕HENDRY, David Buchan appointeddirector
- 2008-01-07➖HENDRY, David Buchan resigneddirector
- 2008-01-07➕WALKER, Neil James appointeddirector
- 2008-01-07➖UCL DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-03-13➖JONES, Philip Robert resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-13➕UCL SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-03-13➖JONES, Philip Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-03-13➖WATES, Martyn James resigneddirector
- 2006-03-13➕UCL DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-09-07➖BEAUMONT, Martin Dudley resigneddirector
- 2002-09-06➕JONES, Philip Robert appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-06➖KEW, Philip Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2002-09-06➕JONES, Philip Robert appointeddirector
- 2002-09-06➖KEW, Philip Anthony resigneddirector
- 2002-08-21➕WATES, Martyn James appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 69 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 39 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
1 low7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
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Statusconverted-closed
Typeconverted-or-closed
Incorporated1987-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
New Century House
Corporation Street
Manchester
M60 4ES
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-01-11
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 17 resigned)
SELLERS, Caroline Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-03-26
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OLDALE, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-01
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TINNING, George Murray→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-01-07
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BEAUMONT, Martin Dudley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-09-22 · resigned 1993-11-22
BEWLEY, Bernard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-09-22
ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2010-03-26
JONES, Philip Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2006-03-13
KEW, Philip Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2002-09-06
SALMONS, Raymond→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-22 · resigned 1996-08-29
UCL SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2008-01-07
BEAUMONT, Martin Dudley→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2002-09-07
HENDRY, David Buchan→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2010-12-15
HENDRY, David Buchan→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2008-01-07
JONES, Philip Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2006-03-13
KEW, Philip Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2002-09-06
SALMONS, Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-01-09 · resigned 1996-08-29
THOMSON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1992-09-21 · resigned 1992-12-11
WALKER, Neil James→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2011-12-31
WATES, Martyn James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-08-21 · resigned 2006-03-13
UCL DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2008-01-07
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 12/08/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/07/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/07/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/06/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/06/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/06/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/06/1987 | — |
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Recent filings (118 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2012-10-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-10-11
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-11-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-06-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-08-11