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03289864 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-12-10

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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Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 8042

Sector: Administrative & support services

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 (46/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

31 officers (10 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth 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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

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 (79 events)Click to expand

2012-02-28
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-02-28
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Company dissolved
2011-12-24
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2011-11-15
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-11-02
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dissolution · DS01
2011-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-08-17
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officers · TM01
2011-06-29
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KEMP, John Cumming resigned
director
2010-12-15
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annual-return · AR01
2010-12-14
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officers · CH01
2010-12-14
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officers · CH01
2010-11-01
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officers · TM01
2010-07-09
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accounts · AA
2010-06-30
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KALUBA, Henry Langazye, Dr resigned
director
2010-05-11
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officers · AP01
2010-05-01
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KEMP, John Cumming appointed
director
2010-01-27
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officers · TM01
2009-12-31
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SHAW, Christopher Philip resigned
director
2009-12-15
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annual-return · AR01
2009-12-15
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officers · CH04
2009-12-15
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2009-12-15
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2009-12-15
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2009-12-15
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2009-12-15
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2009-12-15
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2009-12-15
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officers · CH01
2009-12-15
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officers · CH01
2009-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-12-10
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-09-25
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BRADLEY, Clive appointed
director
2008-09-25
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OSBORNE, Robert John resigned
director
2008-07-01
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ASQUITH, Ivon Shaun resigned
director
2008-06-25
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KIERNAN, Robert resigned
director
2008-05-14
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FORTESCUE, James Adrian appointed
director
2008-05-14
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NEILSON, James Edward appointed
director
2007-09-19
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BENNETT, Bryan William resigned
director
2007-09-19
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FLATHER, Shreela, Baroness resigned
director
2007-09-19
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SHAW, Christopher Philip appointed
director
2007-06-20
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SEHMER, Charles James appointed
director
2007-06-20
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LATHAM, Patrick resigned
director
2006-03-29
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IREDALE, Roger Oliver resigned
director
2006-03-29
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KALUBA, Henry Langazye, Dr appointed
director
2006-01-18
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ATTREE, Mary Kathleen appointed
director
2005-09-28
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LEONG, Sonny appointed
director
2005-01-19
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KIERNAN, Robert appointed
director
2005-01-19
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OSBORNE, Robert John appointed
director
2004-11-15
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ASQUITH, Ivon Shaun appointed
director
2004-11-15
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MACDONALD, Euan Ross resigned
director
2004-05-24
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WATSON, Jennifer resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — 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 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 2012-02-28

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-12-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC8042 — SIC 8042

Registered office

5000 John Smith Drive

Oxford Business Park South

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX4 2BH

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2010-12-31

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