PEAK DISTRICT BEEF AND LAMB LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
03254351 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-24
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 0141
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
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 (48/100)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
21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
80 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
- 2010-10-12📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-10-12🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-29📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-06-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-06-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-08📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-12📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-06-16📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-23📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-07-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-09-12📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2006-07-28📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-12-31➖PRINCE, Oscar Percy resigneddirector
- 2005-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-06-15📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-05-05📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-04-21📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-04-21📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-04-21📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-04-14➕MOWBRAY, Gregory Clive appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-14➖COCKS, Andrew John resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-14➖COCKS, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2005-04-14➖SYKES, Richard Vernon resigneddirector
- 2004-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-06-10📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-01-03➕HELLAWELL, Roger Anthony appointeddirector
- 2002-12-05➕MOWBRAY, Gregory Clive appointeddirector
- 2002-12-05➕COCKS, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2002-12-05➖COLWILL, Richard resigneddirector
- 2002-12-05➖WOLFE, Andrew Ronald resigneddirector
- 2002-04-05➖ATKIN, Peter Robert resigneddirector
- 2002-02-01➕COCKS, Andrew John appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-01➖PRINCE, Oscar Percy resigneddirector
- 2001-06-11➕SYKES, Richard Vernon appointeddirector
- 2000-10-02➖JARVIS, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2000-10-02➕PRINCE, Oscar Percy appointeddirector
- 2000-04-25➕DILKS, William Oliver appointeddirector
- 2000-04-25➕TUNNICLIFFE, Geoffrey Keith appointeddirector
- 2000-04-25➕ATKIN, Peter Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-04-04➕JARVIS, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-04➖KENNEDY, Alastair resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-04➖ATKIN, Peter Robert resigneddirector
- 2000-04-04➕COLWILL, Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-04-04➖DILKS, William Oliver resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 2010-10-12
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC0141 — SIC 0141
Registered office
Bearley Mill
Snitterfield Road, Bearley
Stratford Upon Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 0SA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
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Officers (0 active · 16 resigned)
MOWBRAY, Gregory Clive→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-04-14
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DILKS, William Oliver→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-04-25
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HELLAWELL, Roger Anthony→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-01-03
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MOWBRAY, Gregory Clive→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-12-05
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TUNNICLIFFE, Geoffrey Keith→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2000-04-25
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COCKS, Andrew John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2005-04-14
JARVIS, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-04-04 · resigned 2000-10-02
KENNEDY, Alastair→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-09-26 · resigned 2000-04-04
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 1996-09-26
ATKIN, Peter Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2002-04-05
ATKIN, Peter Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-09-26 · resigned 2000-04-04
COCKS, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2005-04-14
COLWILL, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-04-04 · resigned 2002-12-05
DILKS, William Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1996-09-26 · resigned 2000-04-04
MYCOCK, Clive Langford→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1996-09-26 · resigned 1999-07-20
PRINCE, Oscar Percy→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2005-12-31
PRINCE, Oscar Percy→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2000-04-04 · resigned 2002-02-01
SYKES, Richard Vernon→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2005-04-14
TUNNICLIFFE, Geoffrey Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-09-26 · resigned 2000-04-04
WOLFE, Andrew Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-04-04 · resigned 2002-12-05
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Recent filings (80 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-10-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-06-29
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-06-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-05-24
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-07-08
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-05-12
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-06-16
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2007-10-09
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-07-24
legacy
officers · 288b
2006-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2006-09-11