TRANSLATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
03104746 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (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: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-02-27
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2024-02-27
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-12-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-11-30
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-09-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-09-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2004-10-01
    ➕
    BRACKENBURY, Emily appointed
    director
  20. 2003-01-27
    ➕
    BRACKENBURY, Andrew Rutherford appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-01-27
    ➖
    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1995-11-16
    ➖
    BRACKENBURY, Andrew Rutherford resigned
    secretary
  23. 1995-11-16
    ➕
    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1995-09-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRANSLATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  25. 1995-09-21
    ➕
    BRACKENBURY, Andrew Rutherford appointed
    director
  26. 1995-09-21
    ➕
    BRACKENBURY, Martin De Selincourt appointed
    director
  27. 1995-09-21
    ➕
    BRACKENBURY, Andrew Rutherford appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-09-21
    ➕
    HART COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1995-09-21
    ➖
    HART COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1995-09-21
    ➕
    HART & CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 1995-09-21
    ➖
    HART & CO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 2024-02-27

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Emily Brackenbury
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Rutherford Brackenbury
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

St Mary's House
Netherhampton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 8PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

BRACKENBURY, Andrew Rutherford→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRACKENBURY, Andrew Rutherford→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRACKENBURY, Emily→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-10-01
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Active
BRACKENBURY, Martin De Selincourt→
director · ~83y · appointed 1995-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRACKENBURY, Andrew Rutherford→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-21 · resigned 1995-11-16
Resigned
HART COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-09-21 · resigned 1995-09-21
Resigned
TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2003-01-27
Resigned
HART & CO LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1995-09-21 · resigned 1995-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-02-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-12-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-17