INVESTMENT OPTIONS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02717410 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-22
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 19 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-10-16
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2012-10-16
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2012-07-03
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2012-06-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2012-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2012-05-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2012-05-03
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  8. 2012-04-27
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    FRIENDS LIFE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2012-04-27
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    MONGER, Diana resigned
    secretary
  10. 2011-12-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2011-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2011-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2011-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2011-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2011-05-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  18. 2010-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  19. 2010-07-01
    ➕
    HOOPER, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2010-06-30
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    WADELIN, Mark Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2010-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2010-01-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP03
  23. 2010-01-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  24. 2009-12-31
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    ELLIS, Robert Gordon resigned
    secretary
  25. 2009-12-31
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    MONGER, Diana appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-05-12
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  27. 2009-05-08
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    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  28. 2008-05-28
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    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  29. 2008-05-07
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  30. 2007-12-13
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    legacy
    accounts · 225
  31. 2007-10-16
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    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  32. 2007-09-08
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    legacy
    address · 353
  33. 2007-06-08
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    ELLIS, Robert Gordon appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-06-08
    ➖
    GRAY, Elizabeth Andrea resigned
    secretary
  35. 2004-09-27
    ➖
    PYLE, Thomas resigned
    director
  36. 2004-09-27
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    WADELIN, Mark Thomas appointed
    director
  37. 2004-06-01
    ➕
    GRAY, Elizabeth Andrea appointed
    secretary
  38. 2004-06-01
    ➖
    HAM, Richard Laurence resigned
    secretary
  39. 2002-11-30
    ➕
    HAM, Richard Laurence appointed
    secretary
  40. 2002-11-30
    ➖
    WATERS, Paul Christopher resigned
    secretary
  41. 2002-10-28
    ➖
    MARTIN, Ivan resigned
    director
  42. 2002-10-02
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    PEARSON, Steven Richard resigned
    director
  43. 2002-10-02
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    PYLE, Thomas appointed
    director
  44. 2002-08-30
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    BUDGE, Kevin John resigned
    director
  45. 2001-10-01
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    WRIGHT, Maxwell John resigned
    director
  46. 2001-06-30
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    LEITH, Ronald Robert resigned
    director
  47. 2001-05-11
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    COUZENS, Michael Alastair appointed
    director
  48. 2001-05-11
    ➖
    FEAR, Raymond Bernard resigned
    director
  49. 2000-08-29
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Maxwell John appointed
    director
  50. 2000-05-31
    ➖
    BEDFORD, Andrew resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 82 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-10-16

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Pixham End
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 26 resigned)

FRIENDS LIFE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COUZENS, Michael Alastair→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOOPER, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-07-01
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Active
BOLTON, David Edward→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-18 · resigned 2000-03-29
Resigned
BUDGE, Kevin John→
secretary · appointed 1992-05-27 · resigned 1995-01-30
Resigned
ELLIS, Robert Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-08 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
FAYLE, Bruce James→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-25 · resigned 1997-06-17
Resigned
GRAY, Elizabeth Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2007-06-08
Resigned
HAM, Richard Laurence→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-30 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
MONGER, Diana→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2012-04-27
Resigned
OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-22 · resigned 1992-05-27
Resigned
WATERS, Paul Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2002-11-30
Resigned
BEDFORD, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-09-15 · resigned 2000-05-31
Resigned
BLAKE, Brian David→
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-12-09 · resigned 1994-03-31
Resigned
BLAKE, Michael David→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-03-31 · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
BUDGE, Kevin John→
director · ~65y · appointed 1992-12-09 · resigned 2002-08-30
Resigned
FEAR, Raymond Bernard→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-10-04 · resigned 2001-05-11
Resigned
FOSTER, Lyndon Craig→
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-02-18 · resigned 1994-03-31
Resigned
HORROCKS, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-06-30 · resigned 2000-05-31
Resigned
LEITH, Ronald Robert→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-05-27 · resigned 2001-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (127 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-10-16
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-07-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-06-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-05-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2012-05-14
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2012-05-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2011-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-06-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-07