INDUSTRIAL SCANNING INSPECTION SYSTEMS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
03611085 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-06
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 23.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Likely involved in the design, manufacture, or supply of industrial scanning and inspection equipment or systems — such as those used for quality control or non-destructive testing in manufacturing environments — operating within Loughborough's engineering and industrial sector.
Primary activity: SIC 3162
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (40 events)Click to expand
- 2010-12-14📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-12-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-08-31📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-08-17📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-08-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-08-10📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-16📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-11-13➖GODBER, Simon Xerxes, Dr resigneddirector
- 2007-08-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-07📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-08-07📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-08-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-07📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-01-28➖GIBBS, Raymond John resigneddirector
- 2004-08-16📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-08-24📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-08-24📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2003-08-24📄legacyannual-return · 363(353)
- 2003-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-12-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-10-24➕GEORGE, Louise Joan appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-24➖WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-04-25➕GIBBS, Raymond John appointeddirector
- 2000-05-24➖ROBINSON, Max, Professor resigneddirector
- 2000-04-05➕GODBER, Simon Xerxes, Dr appointeddirector
- 2000-03-17➖PRIDEAUX, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr resigneddirector
- 1998-08-10➕PRIDEAUX, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr appointeddirector
- 1998-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs INDUSTRIAL SCANNING INSPECTION SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 1998-08-06➕FOX, Nicholas Darryl appointeddirector
- 1998-08-06➕WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-08-06➕ROBINSON, Max, Professor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-12-14
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC3162 — SIC 3162
Registered office
16 & 18 Hayhill
Sileby Road Barrow Upon Soar
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 8LD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)
GEORGE, Louise Joan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOX, Nicholas Darryl→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-08-06
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WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-08-06 · resigned 2002-10-24
GIBBS, Raymond John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-25 · resigned 2005-01-28
GODBER, Simon Xerxes, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2007-11-13
PRIDEAUX, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 2000-03-17
ROBINSON, Max, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1998-08-06 · resigned 2000-05-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/12/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-12-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-08-31
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-08-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2009-10-21
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-03-28
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-03-17
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-11-16
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-04-02
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-08-07
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-08-07