THE PUB TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
02849104 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-31
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
—
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
31 officers (5 active, 31 linked, 23 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
110 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand
- 2010-09-28📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-09-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-06-03📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-02-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-04-08📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-02-24📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-02-13📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-02-02📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-30➖AVES, Simon Howard resignedsecretary
- 2009-01-30➖AVES, Simon Howard resigneddirector
- 2009-01-28📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-26➕PAYNE, William John appointeddirector
- 2009-01-26➕TEDFORD, Craig appointeddirector
- 2009-01-15➕OLIVER, Anne Louise appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-15➕OLIVER, Anne Louise appointeddirector
- 2008-08-06📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-08-05📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-07-31➖STEVENS, Mark resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-31➖STEVENS, Mark resigneddirector
- 2008-07-27➕AVES, Simon Howard appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-27➕AVES, Simon Howard appointeddirector
- 2008-07-07📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-02-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-10📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-04-24📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-07-13📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2006-02-07📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-09-29📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-09-22📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-09-06➕HIME, Martin Alan appointeddirector
- 2005-09-06➖LAURIE, John resigneddirector
- 2005-05-17📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-03-21📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2005-01-31📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-06-22📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2004-03-18📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2003-11-03➕LAURIE, John appointeddirector
- 2003-11-03➖LESLIE, John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2002-07-03➖CLAYTON, Richard resigneddirector
- 2002-04-26➖HOMER, Neville Rex resignedsecretary
- 2002-04-26➖HOMER, Neville Rex resigneddirector
- 2002-04-22➕STEVENS, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-22➕STEVENS, Mark appointeddirector
- 2001-08-17➖GREEN, Helen Estelle resignedsecretary
- 2001-08-17➕HOMER, Neville Rex appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-17➕HOMER, Neville Rex appointeddirector
- 2001-08-15➖LAWSON-MAY, Neil resigneddirector
- 2000-09-29➖THOMAS, Duncan Patrick resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-09-28
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499
Registered office
Ashby House
1 Bridge Street
Staines
Middlesex
TW18 4TP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 26 resigned)
OLIVER, Anne Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-01-15
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HIME, Martin Alan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-09-06
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OLIVER, Anne Louise→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-01-15
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PAYNE, William John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-01-26
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TEDFORD, Craig→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-01-26
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AVES, Simon Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-27 · resigned 2009-01-30
CLARK, Giles Sebastian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 2000-02-24
GREEN, Helen Estelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2001-08-17
HOMER, Neville Rex→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2002-04-26
PAGE, Stephen Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-10-21 · resigned 1997-11-12
STEVENS, Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2008-07-31
TRUSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-31 · resigned 1993-10-21
AVES, Simon Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-27 · resigned 2009-01-30
BUBB, Stewart Edmund Conyers→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1993-10-29 · resigned 1998-07-06
CHANDLER, Christine Anne→
Resignednominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1993-08-31 · resigned 1993-10-06
CLAYTON, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1998-07-06 · resigned 2002-07-03
CLAYTON, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 1998-07-06
GOW, Alan Mackenzie→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1993-11-02 · resigned 1995-09-08
HODGSON, Kenneth Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1993-10-06 · resigned 1993-10-21
HOMER, Neville Rex→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2002-04-26
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Recent filings (110 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-09-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-06-15
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-06-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-02-01
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-04-08
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-02-24
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-02-24
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-02-13
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-02-02
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-01-28
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-08-06
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-08-05
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-07-07
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-02-20
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-10-10