SONDEX WIRELINE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03603786 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 26511SIC 26511
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (3 active, 32 linked, 26 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
192 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-21➕DAS, Rajdeep Lalitmohan appointeddirector
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-06➕DOBBIN, Daniel Simon appointeddirector
- 2022-09-06➖MAKRAM-EBEID, Alexandre resigneddirector
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-01-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-21📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-01-20➕DUNLOP, Lorraine Amanda appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-20➖OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-24➖GARIB, Michael Vinod resigneddirector
- 2019-09-24➕MAKRAM-EBEID, Alexandre appointeddirector
- 2019-08-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-12➖NORTON, John Ralph resigneddirector
- 2019-02-26➖KHAYYAT, Amer resigneddirector
- 2019-02-26➕NORTON, John Ralph appointeddirector
- 2018-07-18➖HITCHCOCK-SMITH, Steven Peter resigneddirector
- 2016-10-10➕KHAYYAT, Amer appointeddirector
- 2016-10-05➖KLECKNER, Dean Douglas resigneddirector
- 2016-08-24➕GARIB, Michael Vinod appointeddirector
- 2016-05-19➖TALEGHANI, Koorosh Hojatollah resigneddirector
- 2015-11-10➕HITCHCOCK-SMITH, Steven Peter appointeddirector
- 2015-01-30➖JUNKER, James Alan resigneddirector
- 2012-08-01➕KLECKNER, Dean Douglas appointeddirector
- 2012-05-23➖MOGHAL, Ahmed Farhan resigneddirector
- 2011-12-14➖CORBIN, Matthew William John resigneddirector
- 2011-04-12➕JUNKER, James Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-04-12➕TALEGHANI, Koorosh Hojatollah appointeddirector
- 2010-06-09➖CLARK, Alyson Margaret resigneddirector
- 2010-06-09➕CORBIN, Matthew William John appointeddirector
- 2010-06-09➖EVERETT, Peter Daryl resigneddirector
- 2010-06-09➕MOGHAL, Ahmed Farhan appointeddirector
- 2010-06-09➖PALMER, Brain Conrad resigneddirector
- 2010-06-09➖WAKE, Hilary Anne, Mrs. resigneddirector
- 2009-11-01➕OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-31➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-10-22➖PERRY, Martin Gordon resigneddirector
- 2008-06-20➕EVERETT, Peter Daryl appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 88 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Sondex Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sondex Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SONDEX WIRELINE LIMITED
This company · 03603786
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sondex 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
Building X107 Range Road
Cody Technology Park
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0FG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (3 active · 29 resigned)
DUNLOP, Lorraine Amanda→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-01-20
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DAS, Rajdeep Lalitmohan→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-05-21
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DOBBIN, Daniel Simon→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-09-06
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WILKS, Christopher John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-22 · resigned 2007-10-26
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2009-10-31
E P S SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 1998-12-22
OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2020-01-20
ALLNER, Christopher Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-12-22 · resigned 2000-04-26
CLARK, Alyson Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2010-06-09
COLLINS, Peter John, Doctor→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-28 · resigned 2006-05-23
CORBIN, Matthew William John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-06-09 · resigned 2011-12-14
DUNN, Martin James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-09-13 · resigned 2002-10-30
EVERETT, Peter Daryl→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-06-20 · resigned 2010-06-09
GARIB, Michael Vinod→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-08-24 · resigned 2019-09-24
HITCHCOCK-SMITH, Steven Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-11-10 · resigned 2018-07-18
HUNT-GRUBBE, Robert Henry, Executors For→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1998-12-22 · resigned 2002-10-30
HUNTER, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 2002-07-01
JUNKER, James Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2015-01-30
KHAYYAT, Amer→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2019-02-26
KLECKNER, Dean Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2016-10-05
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland (As Security Trustee) | Deed of variation to an insurance assignment dated 1 february 1999 | 1 property | 30/10/2002 | 26/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland (As Security Trustee) | Debenture | 1 property | 30/10/2002 | 26/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Assignment of keyman life policies | 1 property | 01/02/1999 | 26/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 22/12/1998 | 26/03/2008 |
Recent filings (192 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29