SPRINGVALE IMPORTS LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation
02813070 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-27
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
36/100
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 36/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 85). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

Data confidence

Overall: low (42/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
36/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
13
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
80
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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 1994-11-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 1994-11-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  3. 1994-11-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 1993-05-17
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  5. 1993-05-17
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  6. 1993-05-17
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  7. 1993-05-06
    DE FLER, Marcel appointed
    secretary
  8. 1993-05-06
    FERDINAND, Erick Martial appointed
    director
  9. 1993-05-06
    KCCF LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  10. 1993-05-06
    AARON AND AARON ASSOCIATES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  11. 1993-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SPRINGVALE IMPORTS LTD
  12. 1993-04-27
    KCCF LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  13. 1993-04-27
    AARON AND AARON ASSOCIATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  14. 1993-04-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 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: 1995-02-27

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-05-11

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

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

Evidence: 1994-11-07: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

369a High Road
Wembley Central
Middlesex
HA9 6AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 1995-02-27OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-05-11OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DE FLER, Marcel
secretary · appointed 1993-05-06
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Active
FERDINAND, Erick Martial
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-05-06
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Active
KCCF LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-27 · resigned 1993-05-06
Resigned
AARON AND AARON ASSOCIATES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-04-27 · resigned 1993-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
1994-11-08
liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
1994-11-07
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
1994-11-01
legacy
address · 287
1993-05-17
legacy
officers · 288
1993-05-17
legacy
officers · 288
1993-05-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
1993-04-27