PERSHING ICS NOMINEES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
02502792 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-17
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 32.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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 65/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 32.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.7 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 (50/100)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
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
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 (53 events)Click to expand
- 2010-12-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-12-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-08-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-08-16📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-05-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-05-21📍move-registers-to-sail-companyaddress · AD03
- 2010-05-21📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2010-05-20📍change-sail-address-companyaddress · AD02
- 2010-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-15📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-05-14📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-05-01➕MAHON, Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
- 2009-04-21📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-06-23📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-06-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-06-06📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-11-08📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2007-06-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-06-01📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-06-01📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-05-11📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-12-08📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-11-27➕SMART, James Howard appointeddirector
- 2006-11-15📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-11-14➖KELLY, Paul resigneddirector
- 2006-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-05-11📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-10-20📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-10-14➖DUVAR, Jeffrey David Hunter resigneddirector
- 2005-10-12➕KELLY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-02-01➖GRAHAM, John Henry resigneddirector
- 2004-12-08➕DUVAR, Jeffrey David Hunter appointeddirector
- 2004-01-28➖MORGAN, John Ronald resigneddirector
- 2003-09-29➕BNY MELLON SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-09-29➖HUGHES, Jeffrey Peter resignedsecretary
- 2003-05-22➕VAN DER MERWE, Charles Hatley appointeddirector
- 2003-04-08➕WILLIAMSON, Lloyd Russell appointeddirector
- 2003-04-08➖BACH, Roger Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-08➕HUGHES, Jeffrey Peter appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-08➖FITZGERALD, Rodney Arnold resigneddirector
- 2003-04-08➕GRAHAM, John Henry appointeddirector
- 2003-04-08➖JONES, Trevor John resigneddirector
- 2003-04-08➖WHITE, Paul Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2003-04-04➖TOKLEY, Jacqueline Margaret resigneddirector
- 1997-06-18➕FITZGERALD, Rodney Arnold appointeddirector
- 1997-01-08➖DOUGLAS, Caroline Emelia Aldridge resigneddirector
- 1997-01-06➕WHITE, Paul Kenneth appointeddirector
- 1993-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alliance & Leicester Building Society
- 1993-06-22➖AKELLIAN, David Paul resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-12-07
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499
Registered office
Capstan House
One Clove Crescent
East India Dock
London
E14 2BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 12 resigned)
BNY MELLON SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-29
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MAHON, Patrick Joseph→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-05-01
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SMART, James Howard→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-27
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VAN DER MERWE, Charles Hatley→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-05-22
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WILLIAMSON, Lloyd Russell→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-08
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BACH, Roger Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-04-08
HUGHES, Jeffrey Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2003-09-29
AKELLIAN, David Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · resigned 1993-06-22
DOUGLAS, Caroline Emelia Aldridge→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1993-06-22 · resigned 1997-01-08
DUVAR, Jeffrey David Hunter→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-12-08 · resigned 2005-10-14
FITZGERALD, Rodney Arnold→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-06-18 · resigned 2003-04-08
GRAHAM, John Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2005-02-01
JONES, Trevor John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1993-06-22 · resigned 2003-04-08
KELLY, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2006-11-14
MORGAN, John Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2004-01-28
TOKLEY, Jacqueline Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2003-04-04
WHITE, Paul Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-01-06 · resigned 2003-04-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Alliance & Leicester Building Society | Deed | 1 property | 21/10/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (103 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-12-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-08-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-08-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-05-21
move-registers-to-sail-company
address · AD03
2010-05-21
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2010-05-21
change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2010-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-05-19
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-05-15
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-05-14
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-04-21
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-06-23
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-06-06
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-06-06
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2007-11-08