VINYL RECORDS STORE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

04435851 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-10

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47799

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-07-22
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-07-22
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Company dissolved
2025-05-06
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-04-24
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dissolution · DS01
2025-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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accounts · AA
2022-01-19
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accounts · AA
2021-04-25
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accounts · AA
2020-01-25
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accounts · AA
2019-01-19
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accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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accounts · AA
2017-02-15
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accounts · AA
2016-06-07
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-04
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accounts · AA
2015-05-28
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-26
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accounts · AA
2011-01-01
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BEEVERS, Sheena resigned
secretary
2002-05-10
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Company incorporated
As VINYL RECORDS STORE LIMITED
2002-05-10
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WHIBLEY, Andrew David appointed
director
2002-05-10
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BEEVERS, Sheena appointed
secretary
2002-05-10
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CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-10
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CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-10
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CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-05-10
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CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 2025-07-22

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-05-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47799 — SIC 47799

Registered office

106 Peregrine House

Hall Street

Islington

London

EC1V 7PR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-01-12

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

WHIBLEY, Andrew David→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-05-10

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Active

BEEVERS, Sheena→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2011-01-01

Resigned

CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10

Resigned

CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2025-07-22

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2025-05-06

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2025-04-24