THE GRAY OX LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

03546158 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-15

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 27.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 27.9y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (5 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

27 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

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 (64 events)Click to expand

2023-01-24
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-01-24
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Company dissolved
2022-11-15
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2022-10-04
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-09-21
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dissolution · DS01
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-10-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-09
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officers · AP01
2021-10-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-05
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WOODALL, Michelle Louise appointed
secretary
2021-10-05
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HANCOCK, Edward John appointed
director
2021-10-05
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LEACH, Robert Anthony appointed
director
2021-10-05
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LUPINO, Hayleigh appointed
director
2021-10-05
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BRENNAN, Anne Marie resigned
secretary
2021-10-02
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FINDLAY, Ralph Graham resigned
director
2021-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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officers · TM01
2020-10-30
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WESTWOOD, Richard James resigned
director
2020-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-10-03
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officers · TM01
2017-09-29
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DALZELL, Peter resigned
director
2017-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-04-07
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annual-return · AR01
2013-06-03
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OLIVER, Stephen John resigned
director
2013-06-03
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WESTWOOD, Richard James appointed
director
2012-09-10
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DARBY, Alistair William resigned
director
2011-10-01
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ANDREW, Derek resigned
director
2011-10-01
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DALZELL, Peter appointed
director
2009-03-31
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ANDREA, Andrew Andonis appointed
director
2009-03-31
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INGLETT, Paul resigned
director
2005-11-30
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HODGSON, Mark Ian resigned
secretary
2005-05-20
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BRENNAN, Anne Marie appointed
secretary
2005-05-20
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ANDREW, Derek appointed
director
2005-05-20
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DARBY, Alistair William appointed
director
2005-05-20
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FINDLAY, Ralph Graham appointed
director
2005-05-20
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HOUGHTON, John resigned
director
2005-05-20
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INGLETT, Paul appointed
director
2005-05-20
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OLIVER, Stephen John appointed
director
2005-05-20
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STEVENSON, David Robert resigned
director
2004-09-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-04-06
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GRAHAM, Granville resigned
secretary
2004-04-06
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HODGSON, Mark Ian appointed
secretary
2004-04-06
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GRAHAM, Ann Maria resigned
director
2004-04-06
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GRAHAM, Granville resigned
director
2004-04-06
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HOUGHTON, John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 2023-01-24

Group structure

Marston's Acquisitions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Marston's Acquisitions Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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THE GRAY OX LIMITED

This company · 03546158

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Marston's Acquisitions Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-04-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Marston's House

Brewery Road

Wolverhampton

WV1 4JT

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2021-10-02

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