02739026 LIMITED

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02739026 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (41/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-10-31
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2018-10-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 1992-08-17
    AIHIE, Kede appointed
    secretary
  4. 1992-08-17
    AIHIE, Kede appointed
    director
  5. 1992-08-17
    GUYAH, Ani appointed
    director
  6. 1992-08-17
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  7. 1992-08-17
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  8. 1992-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 02739026 LIMITED
  9. 1992-08-12
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  10. 1992-08-12
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 1994-06-30

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

1 Hawthorn Road
Tudor Mews, Willesden
London
NW10 2NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 1994-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

AIHIE, Kede
secretary · appointed 1992-08-17
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AIHIE, Kede
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-08-17
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Active
GUYAH, Ani
director · ~60y · appointed 1992-08-17
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Active
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-12 · resigned 1992-08-17
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-08-12 · resigned 1992-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (2 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-10-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-10-31