CITY GREENWICH LEWISHAM RAIL LINK PLC

⚰️Wound downdissolved

03169276 · plc · incorporated 1996-03-07

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 29.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

54/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33170

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

42120SIC 42120

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

67 officers (7 active, 67 linked, 59 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

30 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

243 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

54/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (153 events)Click to expand

2024-10-11
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2024-10-11
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Company dissolved
2024-07-11
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liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2023-12-30
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liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2023-04-28
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2023-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-18
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PRITCHARD, Jamie resigned
director
2022-11-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-21
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liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2022-11-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-21
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liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2022-04-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-31
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RICHARDSON, Christopher appointed
secretary
2021-12-31
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MEYER, Andre resigned
secretary
2021-12-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-30
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MEYER, Andre resigned
director
2021-11-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-31
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KNIGHT, Mark Jonathan resigned
director
2021-03-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-06-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-30
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RAHUF, Kashif appointed
director
2019-04-30
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HEEMELAAR, Johannes Petrus resigned
director
2019-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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PEARSON, Andrew Stephen resigned
director
2018-10-29
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PRITCHARD, Jamie appointed
director
2018-06-12
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HEEMELAAR, Johannes Petrus appointed
director
2018-04-13
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YEW, Alex Cheong Huat resigned
director
2016-10-11
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BURKE, Colin George appointed
director
2016-10-11
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SUSSAMS, David Harry resigned
director
2014-10-14
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KNIGHT, Mark Jonathan resigned
secretary
2014-10-14
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MEYER, Andre appointed
secretary
2014-10-14
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MEYER, Andre appointed
director
2014-01-31
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DENNIS, Clive resigned
director
2013-12-10
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MITCHELL, David Paul appointed
director
2013-12-10
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DIXON, Adrian resigned
director
2012-04-17
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SMITH, Neil resigned
director
2012-04-17
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YEW, Alex Cheong Huat appointed
director
2011-10-18
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CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
director
2011-09-26
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HAGA, Thomas Justin resigned
director
2011-04-12
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HAGA, Thomas Justin appointed
director
2011-03-15
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BRINDLEY, Nigel Anthony John resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-10-11

5 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2024-10-11: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2024-07-11: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Jlif Holdings (Cgl) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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Duchesspark Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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CITY GREENWICH LEWISHAM RAIL LINK PLC

This company · 03169276

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Jlif Holdings (Cgl) Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	03/11/2017
Duchesspark Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

The John Laing Pension Trust Limitedceased 03/11/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeplc

Incorporated1996-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

C/O INTERPATH LIMITED

10 Fleet Place

London

EC4M 7RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2020-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2022-02-12