STILWELL PUBLISHING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
02831907 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-30
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 31.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 31.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
23 officers (2 active, 23 linked, 15 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (73 events)Click to expand
- 2012-12-18📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-12-18🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-09-04📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-08-24📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-12-30📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2011-12-30📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2011-12-30⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2011-12-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2011-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-07-06📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2011-02-28➖ROGERSON, Ian Fraser resigneddirector
- 2011-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-02-01➕KELLY, Lynn Catherine appointeddirector
- 2010-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-06-16📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2010-04-07📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP02
- 2010-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-03-31➕THE HOSEASONS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2010-03-31➕ROGERSON, Ian Fraser appointeddirector
- 2010-03-31➖THOMAS, Duleep resigneddirector
- 2010-03-31➖RCI EUROPE resignedcorporate-director
- 2009-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-04📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-03-31📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-03-30➖AILLES, Ian Simon resigneddirector
- 2009-03-30➖LIGGINS, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2009-03-30➕THOMAS, Duleep appointeddirector
- 2009-03-30📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-03-30📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-03-17➖BANKES, Henry Francis John resignedsecretary
- 2009-03-17➕RCI EUROPE appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-08-01➕AILLES, Ian Simon appointeddirector
- 2008-08-01➖NICHOLS, John Paul resigneddirector
- 2008-02-14➕LIGGINS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-02-11➖MAGUIRE, Simon Shaun resigneddirector
- 2008-02-05➕MAGUIRE, Simon Shaun appointeddirector
- 2007-08-31➖PARKINSON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2007-01-08➖GIAMALVA, Frank Peter resigneddirector
- 2007-01-08➕NICHOLS, John Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-05-15➕BANKES, Henry Francis John appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-15➖NASTA, Marius Ion resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-01➕GIAMALVA, Frank Peter appointeddirector
- 2006-03-01➖RUDGE, Nicholas James Daniel resigneddirector
- 2005-11-30➖LEPPARD, Martin Neal resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-12-18
1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2011-12-30: legacy
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
The Triangle
5-17 Hammersmith Grove
London
W6 0LG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 21 resigned)
KELLY, Lynn Catherine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THE HOSEASONS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2010-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BANKES, Henry Francis John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2009-03-17
BANKES, Henry Francis John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-04 · resigned 2005-11-08
NASTA, Marius Ion→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2006-05-15
SLOWE, Kim David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2005-03-04
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 1993-06-30
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 2001-01-31
AILLES, Ian Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2009-03-30
CROSS, Allan Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1993-08-27 · resigned 2005-03-04
GIAMALVA, Frank Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2007-01-08
LEPPARD, Martin Neal→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-03-04 · resigned 2005-11-30
LIGGINS, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2009-03-30
MAGUIRE, Simon Shaun→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2008-02-11
MCGOLDRICK, Rosemarie→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 1993-08-16
NICHOLS, John Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2008-08-01
PARKINSON, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-03-04 · resigned 2007-08-31
ROGERSON, Ian Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-03-31 · resigned 2011-02-28
RUDGE, Nicholas James Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-03-04 · resigned 2006-03-01
STILWELL, Timothy Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 2005-03-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 10/08/1994 | 12/03/2005 |
Recent filings (106 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-12-18
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-09-04
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-02-21
legacy
capital · SH20
2011-12-30
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2011-12-30
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2011-12-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2011-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-10-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-28
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2011-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-09-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-28