PORTENSTAR LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
04334744 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-05
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 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2017
Net worth
£-913.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 82). 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

5 live charges · oldest 20.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £913,330

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£913k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—
-£913k-£547k-£181k£185k£551k£917kJul 2016Jul 2017

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2017-07-312016-07-31
Total assets£3.8k£-913.3k
Current assets£3.8k—
Current liabilities—£917.2k
Net assets£-913.3k—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (61 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-05-14
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2019-05-14
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-02-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2017-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  6. 2017-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2016-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2016-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2016-03-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2015-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2015-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2015-06-20
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    ELLIOTT, Graham Hadden Dean resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-05-14
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  19. 2015-05-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2015-01-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2014-11-27
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    HEPKER, Karen Lesley resigned
    director
  22. 2014-11-27
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    HEPKER, Michael Zane resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2014-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2014-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2014-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2014-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2014-10-29
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    HEPKER, Adrian Brian appointed
    director
  29. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    HEPKER, Hugh Bernard appointed
    director
  30. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    HEPKER, Karen Lesley appointed
    director
  31. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    HEPKER, Michael Zane appointed
    director
  32. 2014-10-29
    ➖
    JONES, Stephen Douglas resigned
    director
  33. 2014-10-29
    ➖
    TWEEDDALE-TYE, David Michael Francis resigned
    director
  34. 2014-10-29
    ➖
    WILSON, Andrew Luis resigned
    director
  35. 2014-01-24
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    TWEEDDALE-TYE, David Michael Francis appointed
    director
  36. 2014-01-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  37. 2013-12-07
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    Charge satisfied #5
  38. 2013-12-07
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    Charge satisfied #3
  39. 2013-12-07
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    Charge satisfied #2
  40. 2013-12-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  41. 2008-12-31
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    TAYLOR, Neal Anthony resigned
    director
  42. 2008-12-31
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    WILDMAN, Alexander James Franklin resigned
    director
  43. 2008-11-30
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    ELLIOTT, Graham Hadden Dean appointed
    secretary
  44. 2008-11-30
    ➖
    WHITE, Timothy Scott resigned
    secretary
  45. 2008-07-01
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    ELLIOTT, Graham Hadden Dean resigned
    secretary
  46. 2008-07-01
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    WHITE, Timothy Scott appointed
    secretary
  47. 2008-02-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  48. 2006-08-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  49. 2006-03-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  50. 2006-03-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · 1 med ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-05-14

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Island House
Midsomer Norton
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 2DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 12 resigned)

HEPKER, Adrian Brian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEPKER, Hugh Bernard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Graham Hadden Dean→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-30 · resigned 2015-06-20
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Graham Hadden Dean→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-11 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
WHITE, Timothy Scott→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2001-12-11
Resigned
HEPKER, Karen Lesley→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2014-11-27
Resigned
HEPKER, Michael Zane→
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2014-11-27
Resigned
JONES, Stephen Douglas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-12-11 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned
TAYLOR, Neal Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-10-25 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
TWEEDDALE-TYE, David Michael Francis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-01-24 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned
WILDMAN, Alexander James Franklin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-10-25 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
WILSON, Andrew Luis→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-10-25 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2001-12-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/02/200807/12/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/08/200608/01/2014
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/03/200607/12/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/03/200607/12/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/03/200607/12/2013

Recent filings (82 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2019-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2017-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-12-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2016-04-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-08-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2015-08-06