NTL CABLECOMMS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
02664006 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-19
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 72/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 25.9y
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 25.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
47 officers (3 active, 47 linked, 35 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
222 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
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 (134 events)Click to expand
- 2018-01-02📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2018-01-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2017-10-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2017-09-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2017-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2017-09-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2017-06-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2017-03-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-17📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2016-08-17📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2016-07-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2015-11-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-14📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2015-09-14📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2015-06-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2014-11-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-02📄legacyother · PARENT_ACC
- 2014-09-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2014-06-17📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2014-06-17📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2014-05-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2014-03-31➕HIFZI, Mine Ozkan appointeddirector
- 2014-03-31➖WITHERS, Caroline Bernadette Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2013-11-29➕DUNN, Robert Dominic appointeddirector
- 2013-11-29➖GALE, Robert Charles resigneddirector
- 2012-12-31➖TILLBROOK, Joanne Christine resigneddirector
- 2012-12-31➕WITHERS, Caroline Bernadette Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2012-10-12🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2012-10-12🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2012-10-12🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2012-02-29➖GRAFIN VON BROCKDORFF AHLFELDT, Claire Louise Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2012-01-26➕GRAFIN VON BROCKDORFF AHLFELDT, Claire Louise Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2011-09-16➖MACKENZIE, Robert Mario resigneddirector
- 2011-09-16➕TILLBROOK, Joanne Christine appointeddirector
- 2011-09-16➖TILLBROOK, Joanne Christine resigneddirector
- 2011-09-16➕TILLBROOK, Joanne Christine appointeddirector
- 2010-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2010-06-29🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch
- 2010-05-28🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2010-05-24🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2010-04-30➕JAMES, Gillian Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2010-04-30➖VIRGIN MEDIA SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-04-30➕GALE, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2010-04-30➕MACKENZIE, Robert Mario appointeddirector
- 2010-04-30➖VIRGIN MEDIA DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2010-04-30➖VIRGIN MEDIA SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Showing most recent 50 of 134 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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 · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-01-02
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ntl Uk Telephone And Cable Tv Holding Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ntl Uk Telephone And Cable Tv Holding Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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NTL CABLECOMMS LIMITED
This company · 02664006
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ntl Uk Telephone And Cable Tv Holding Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Media House
Bartley Wood Business Park
Hook
Hampshire
RG27 9UP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 44 resigned)
JAMES, Gillian Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-04-30
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DUNN, Robert Dominic→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-29
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HIFZI, Mine Ozkan→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-03-31
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ATHERSYCH, Christopher John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 1998-08-31
DROLET, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 2000-05-30
JAMES, Gillian Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2004-10-01
LUBASCH, Richard Joel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2002-05-03
MACKENZIE, Robert Mario→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2004-10-01
MARTINE, Michela Alexa→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-03-15
MCLEAN, Gregory Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-03-15 · resigned 1993-12-23
REPP, Paul Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-23 · resigned 1997-06-02
VIRGIN MEDIA SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2010-04-30
BEVERIDGE, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2000-05-30
BLACKBURN, Richard Wallace→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1995-08-02
CARTER, Stephen Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2002-02-20
CLARKE, Gregory Allison→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2000-05-30
CLESHAM, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2000-07-11
CONNELL, Eugene Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1995-12-07
DEW, Bryony→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2002-02-01
DROLET, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 2000-05-30
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | Composite debenture | 1 property | 29/06/2010 | 12/10/2012 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | Confirmation deed | 1 property | 15/04/2010 | 12/10/2012 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag London Branch (The Security Trustee) | Composite debenture | 1 property | 19/01/2010 | 12/10/2012 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag London Branch (The Security Trustee) | Composite debenture | 1 property | 19/01/2010 | 28/05/2010 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Alternative Bridge Trustee for the Beneficiaries) | An alternative bridge composite debenture | 1 property | 16/06/2006 | 21/12/2006 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Trustee for the Beneficiaries) | Composite debenture | 1 property | 03/03/2006 | 24/05/2010 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Debenture | 1 property | 13/04/2004 | 29/07/2010 | |
| satisfied | Chase Manhattan International (As Trustee for the Secured Parties on the Terms and Conditions Set Out in the Second Trust Agreement) Chase Manhattan International Limited(As Trustee for the Secured Parties on the Terms and Conditions Set Out in the Second Trust Agreement) | Second debenture made by the company in favour of chase manhattan international limited as second security trustee for the secured parties (the "second security trustee") | 1 property | 27/09/2001 | 28/06/2004 | |
| satisfied | Chase Manhattan International (As Trustee for the Secured Parties on the Terms and Conditions Set Out in the Security Trust Agreement) Chase Manhattan International Limited(As Trustee for the Secured Parties on the Terms and Conditions Set Out in the Security Trust Agreement) | Debenture made by the company in favour of chase manhattan international limited as security trustee for the secured parties (the "security trustee") | 1 property | 21/02/2001 | 28/06/2004 | |
| satisfied | Chase Manhattan International (As Trustee for the Secured Parties on the Terms and Conditions Set Out in the Security Trust Agreement) Chase Manhattan International Limited(As Trustee for the Secured Parties on the Terms and Conditions Set Out in the Security Trust Agreement) | Supplemental debenture between the company and the chargee, supplemental to a debenture dated 28TH july 2000 made by the companies listed therein and the chargee | 2 properties | 29/11/2000 | 21/04/2006 | |
| satisfied | Chase Manhattan International Chase Manhattan International Limited | Debenture in favour of chase manhattan international limited as security trustee for the secured parties (the "security trustee")on the terms and conditions set out in the security trust agreement | 1 property | 28/07/2000 | 13/03/2001 |
Recent filings (222 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-01-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-10-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2017-09-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2017-09-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2017-09-05
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2017-06-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2017-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2016-09-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2016-08-17
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2016-08-17
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2016-07-04
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2015-09-14