STRAND CAPITAL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downadministration

03747386 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-07

Investment thesis

Company administration — 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 23.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

36/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 36/100 (watch), bankability 30/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.8y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

36/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 insolvency

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2025-12-10
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insolvency · 2.24B
2025-06-20
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2025-05-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-23
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2024-10-01
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2024-10-01
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2023-06-28
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2022-12-29
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2022-07-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2021-12-23
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2021-11-15
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2020-12-22
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2020-06-23
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2020-01-02
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2019-07-09
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2019-01-09
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2018-07-03
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2018-06-06
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liquidation-in-administration-amended-certificate-of-constitution-creditors-committee
insolvency · 2.26B
2018-01-02
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2017-10-23
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · 2.16B
2017-09-08
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liquidation-establishment-of-creditors-or-liquidation-committee
insolvency · COM1
2017-09-07
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liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-meeting
insolvency · 2.23B
2017-07-19
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liquidation-in-administration-proposals
insolvency · 2.17B
2017-06-07
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liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator
insolvency · AM01
2017-03-20
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EGERTON, Joseph Reginald Salisbury appointed
director
2017-03-20
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KEATS, Hamilton James resigned
director
2016-06-29
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EGERTON, Joseph Reginald Salisbury appointed
secretary
2016-06-29
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MCNALLY, James Martin resigned
secretary
2015-08-27
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MCNALLY, James Martin appointed
secretary
2014-10-31
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KANGELLARIS, Kyriacos Sotiris resigned
director
2014-09-19
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KEATS, Hamilton James appointed
director
2014-06-30
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MCNALLY, James Martin resigned
director
2014-03-10
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KANGELLARIS, Kyriacos Sotiris appointed
director
2013-09-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-09-30
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MCNALLY, James Martin appointed
director
2012-09-30
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ROWE, John Miller resigned
director
2011-12-31
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ROWE, Lisa resigned
secretary
2005-12-09
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LOPEZ PEREZ, Guillermo resigned
secretary
2005-12-09
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ROWE, Lisa appointed
secretary
2003-06-30
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CROCKER, Edward Malcolm resigned
director
2002-10-01
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LOPEZ PEREZ, Guillermo appointed
secretary
2002-10-01
➖
MCNALLY, James Martin resigned
secretary
2002-08-31
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MCNALLY, James Martin resigned
director
2002-08-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Fortis Clearing London Limited
2001-06-15
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MCNALLY, James Martin appointed
secretary
2001-06-15
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ROWE, John Miller resigned
secretary
2001-06-15
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CROCKER, Edward Malcolm appointed
director
2001-06-15
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MCNALLY, James Martin appointed
director
2001-06-15
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ROWE, John Miller appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2018-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-07-13

Company status: administration

high

Company is in a formal insolvency or administration process. Treat accordingly.

23 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-12-10: liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date; 2025-06-20: liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date

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Company details

Statusadministration

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-04-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

C/O Restructuring & Recovery Services (Rrs) S&W Partners Llp

45 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2018-03-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2016-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2017-07-13OVERDUE

Last: —

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

EGERTON, Joseph Reginald Salisbury→

secretary · appointed 2016-06-29

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Active

EGERTON, Joseph Reginald Salisbury→

director · ~74y · appointed 2017-03-20

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Active

LOPEZ PEREZ, Guillermo→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2005-12-09

Resigned

MCNALLY, James Martin→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-27 · resigned 2016-06-29

Resigned

MCNALLY, James Martin→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2002-10-01

Resigned

ROWE, John Miller→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 2001-06-15

Resigned

ROWE, Lisa→

secretary · appointed 2005-12-09 · resigned 2011-12-31

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 1999-05-28

Resigned

CROCKER, Edward Malcolm→

director · ~51y · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2003-06-30

Resigned

KANGELLARIS, Kyriacos Sotiris→

director · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2014-10-31

Resigned

KEATS, Hamilton James→

director · ~39y · appointed 2014-09-19 · resigned 2017-03-20

Resigned

MCNALLY, James Martin→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-09-30 · resigned 2014-06-30

Resigned

MCNALLY, James Martin→

director · ~76y · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2002-08-31

Resigned

ROWE, John Miller→

director · ~81y · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2012-09-30

Resigned

ROWE, Lisa→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 2001-06-15

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Fortis Clearing London Fortis Clearing London Limited	Terms of business agreement for fortis clearing london limited	1 property	12/08/2002	21/09/2013