COUNTRY STYLE INNS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02415786 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (88/100, director aged 65). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 15 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

39 live charges · 14 lenders · oldest 36.1y

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 36.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 14 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 65/100 (specialist).

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
39 charges (39/39 with lender, 39/39 with type)
90
Directors & officers
37 officers (2 active, 37 linked, 28 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
277 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
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 (171 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-08-30
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2012-08-30
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2012-05-30
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  4. 2012-05-30
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.71
  5. 2012-04-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  6. 2011-10-18
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  7. 2011-05-05
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  8. 2010-04-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2010-04-16
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  10. 2010-04-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2010-04-16
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  12. 2010-03-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  13. 2010-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  14. 2010-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  15. 2010-03-17
    ➖
    ANAND, Rooney resigned
    director
  16. 2010-03-17
    ➖
    LAWSON, Jonathan Robert resigned
    director
  17. 2010-03-17
    ➖
    WEBSTER, Jonathan Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2010-03-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2010-03-17
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  20. 2010-03-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2010-02-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  22. 2010-01-31
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    ELLIOTT, David John resigned
    director
  23. 2009-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2009-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2009-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2009-10-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2009-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2009-03-02
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  29. 2008-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  30. 2008-03-01
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    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  31. 2007-04-18
    ➖
    ANGELA, Mark David resigned
    director
  32. 2007-04-18
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  33. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    LAWSON, Jonathan Robert appointed
    director
  34. 2007-03-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #39
  35. 2007-03-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #38
  36. 2006-01-09
    ➕
    BULL, Ian Alan appointed
    director
  37. 2005-12-31
    ➖
    SHALLOW, Michael St John resigned
    director
  38. 2005-05-01
    ➖
    BRIDGE, Timothy John Walter resigned
    director
  39. 2004-08-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #39
    Lender: Pubco PLC and the Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C. (The Trustee)
  40. 2004-08-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #38
    Lender: The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C. (The Trustee)
  41. 2004-02-27
    ➖
    MCCALL, David Slesser resigned
    director
  42. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    ANGELA, Mark David appointed
    director
  43. 2003-09-12
    ➕
    KESWICK, Lindsay Anne appointed
    secretary
  44. 2003-09-12
    ➖
    BUSHNELL, Adrian John resigned
    secretary
  45. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    GILLIS, Neil Duncan resigned
    director
  46. 2003-05-16
    ➖
    BELLHOUSE, Robin Christian resigned
    secretary
  47. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    BUSHNELL, Adrian John appointed
    secretary
  48. 2001-11-23
    ➖
    WALTERS, Eric resigned
    director
  49. 2001-11-23
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #23
  50. 2001-11-23
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #21
Showing most recent 50 of 171 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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 · 1 med ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-08-30

8 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2012-08-30: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2012-05-30: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

16 The Havens
Ransomes Europark
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-05-03
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 35 resigned)

KESWICK, Lindsay Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULL, Ian Alan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELLHOUSE, Robin Christian→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2003-05-16
Resigned
BUSHNELL, Adrian John→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2003-09-12
Resigned
GLYN, Ian Robert Howard→
secretary · resigned 1993-12-13
Resigned
JONNES, Walter Allan→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-30 · resigned 1997-04-23
Resigned
KINROSS, John→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-13 · resigned 1994-10-28
Resigned
MAYNARD, Timothy Sven→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-02 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
MCDIARMID, Neil→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-26 · resigned 2000-04-02
Resigned
TURNER, Mark Richard→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 1995-10-30
Resigned
ANAND, Rooney→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2010-03-17
Resigned
ANGELA, Mark David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2007-04-18
Resigned
BRIDGE, Timothy John Walter→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2005-05-01
Resigned
CAMPBELL, James→
director · ~76y · resigned 1996-10-04
Resigned
CANDY, Paul Anthony→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1997-04-23
Resigned
COAN, Frank Charles→
director · ~81y · appointed 1994-02-03 · resigned 1995-03-02
Resigned
DERRY, Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-10-30 · resigned 1997-04-23
Resigned
DOUGLAS, James Barclay→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-03-30 · resigned 1995-10-30
Resigned
ELLIOTT, David John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2010-01-31
Resigned
FRANKS, David Louis→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-02-24 · resigned 1995-10-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

39
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:39 of 39 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Pubco and the Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C. (The Trustee)
Pubco PLC and the Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C. (The Trustee)
Eleventh supplemental trust deed1 property02/08/200408/03/2007
satisfied
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C. (The Trustee)
Second supplemental trust deed1 property02/08/200408/03/2007
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/06/199817/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassen
Accession deed1 property23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199723/11/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199717/01/2001
satisfied
Girocredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft Der Sparkassenas Security Agent (The "Security Agent")
Supplemental legal charge2 properties23/05/199723/11/2001
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property19/12/199615/01/1998
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property19/12/199615/01/1998
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/10/199515/01/1998
satisfied
Csi (Holdings)
Csi (Holdings) Limited
Debenture1 property30/10/199515/01/1998
satisfied
Roger Peter Jarvis / Margaret Lynette Jarvis
Charge1 property25/07/199418/09/1995
satisfied
Regent Inns
Regent Inns PLC
Supplemental debenture1 property25/07/199421/03/1997
satisfied
Mercury Asset Management
Mercury Asset Management PLC
Supplemental debenture2 properties25/07/199421/03/1997
satisfied
Ind Coope (Oxford & West)
Ind Coope (Oxford & West) Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property02/03/199415/01/1998
satisfied
Regent Inns
Regent Inns PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property28/02/199421/03/1997
satisfied
Mercury Assets Management
Mercury Assets Management PLC
Debenture1 property28/02/199427/03/1997
satisfied
Mercury Asset Management
Mercury Asset Management PLC
Debenture1 property27/01/199421/03/1997
satisfied
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties01/12/199321/03/1997
satisfied
Ind Coope (Oxford & West)
Ind Coope (Oxford & West) Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property10/09/199215/01/1998
satisfied
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC
Legal mortgage1 property04/09/199221/03/1997
satisfied
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/09/199221/03/1997
satisfied
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC
Legal mortgage1 property13/02/199221/03/1997
satisfied
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation UK
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation UK PLC
Legal mortgage1 property19/04/199121/03/1997
satisfied
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation UK
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation UK PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/01/199121/03/1997
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property12/11/199012/10/1995
satisfied
Mercury Asset Management
Mercury Asset Management PLC
Debenture1 property27/04/199023/11/2001

Recent filings (277 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2012-08-30
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2012-05-30
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2012-05-30
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2012-04-20
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2011-10-18
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2011-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-04-26
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2010-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-04-16
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2010-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-03-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-03-17
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2010-03-17