SPARECO 5 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
04191016 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-30
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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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — 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 (52/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
28 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
50 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-11-10
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2015-11-10
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2015-07-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2014-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2014-04-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2013-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2013-04-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2012-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2012-04-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2011-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2011-06-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2011-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2010-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2010-04-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2010-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2009-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2009-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2009-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2009-11-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2009-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2009-04-02
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  22. 2009-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2008-04-29
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  24. 2007-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2007-03-30
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  26. 2006-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2006-07-31
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    PORTER, Barry appointed
    director
  28. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Patricia Anne Mary appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-03-26
    ➖
    WHITE, Teresa Catherine resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-05-02
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Randolph John appointed
    director
  31. 2001-05-02
    ➕
    GLEEK, Julian appointed
    director
  32. 2001-05-02
    ➕
    WHITE, Teresa Catherine appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-05-02
    ➖
    CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-05-02
    ➖
    LAYTON, Matthew Robert resigned
    nominee-director
  35. 2001-05-02
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    RICHARDS, Martin Edgar resigned
    nominee-director
  36. 2001-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As SPARECO 5 LIMITED
  37. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    LAYTON, Matthew Robert appointed
    nominee-director
  39. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Martin Edgar appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 2015-11-10

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Thayer Street
London
W1U 2DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

NICHOLSON, Patricia Anne Mary→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Randolph John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEEK, Julian→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PORTER, Barry→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Teresa Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-02 · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned
CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2001-05-02
Resigned
LAYTON, Matthew Robert→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2001-05-02
Resigned
RICHARDS, Martin Edgar→
nominee-director · ~83y · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2001-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2015-11-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-09-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-08-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-08-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-09-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-09-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-11