COMPAIR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
04471996 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-27
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 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 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 (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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (56 events)Click to expand
- 2011-01-07⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2011-01-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-10-07⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2010-10-07⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2010-10-07⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · 4.71
- 2010-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-05-08➖WARR, Jonathan Peter resigneddirector
- 2009-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-11-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2009-11-06⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2009-11-06⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · 4.70
- 2009-11-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-09-21📄legacymortgage · 403a
- 2009-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-25📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-08-25📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-08-25📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-08-21➕GRUMMETT, Mark Elliott appointeddirector
- 2009-08-21➖STEELE, Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2009-08-21➕WARR, Jonathan Peter appointeddirector
- 2009-06-29📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-01-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2009-01-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-01-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-01-19📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-16📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-16📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-16📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-01-16📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2009-01-16📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-11-26➕GRUMMETT, Mark Elliott appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-26➕CORNELL, Helen Wright appointeddirector
- 2008-11-26➖SAUNDERS, Richard Meirion resignedsecretary
- 2008-11-26➖KEEGAN, Nicholas Francis resigneddirector
- 2008-11-26➖SANDERS, Nicholas Ian Burgess resigneddirector
- 2008-11-26➕STEELE, Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2005-09-30➖ZANANIRI, Francis Antonie resigneddirector
- 2005-03-31➖DUTNALL, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2005-01-26➕KEEGAN, Nicholas Francis appointeddirector
- 2003-05-21➖BRIDGES, Paul Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2003-05-21➖RIMMER, David Norman resigneddirector
- 2003-05-21➕ZANANIRI, Francis Antonie appointeddirector
- 2003-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Compair Finance Limited
- 2003-01-16➕DUTNALL, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2003-01-16➕SANDERS, Nicholas Ian Burgess appointeddirector
- 2002-07-04➖ALLY, Bibi Rahima resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-04➕SAUNDERS, Richard Meirion appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-04➖BARNES, Robert Bruce resigneddirector
- 2002-07-04➖BOLLAND, Martin Keith resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-01-07
6 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2011-01-07: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2010-10-07: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
One
Bridewell Street
Bristol
BS1 2AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 12 resigned)
GRUMMETT, Mark Elliott→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-11-26
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CORNELL, Helen Wright→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-11-26
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GRUMMETT, Mark Elliott→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-21
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ALLY, Bibi Rahima→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-07-04
SAUNDERS, Richard Meirion→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-04 · resigned 2008-11-26
BARNES, Robert Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-07-04
BOLLAND, Martin Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-07-04
BRIDGES, Paul Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-07-04 · resigned 2003-05-21
DUTNALL, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2005-03-31
KEEGAN, Nicholas Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-01-26 · resigned 2008-11-26
RIMMER, David Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-07-04 · resigned 2003-05-21
SANDERS, Nicholas Ian Burgess→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2008-11-26
STEELE, Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-11-26 · resigned 2009-08-21
WARR, Jonathan Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-08-21 · resigned 2010-05-08
ZANANIRI, Francis Antonie→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2005-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Compair Finance Compair Finance Limited | Deed of accession | 1 property | 31/03/2003 | 18/09/2009 |
Recent filings (64 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2011-01-07
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2010-10-07
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2010-10-07
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2010-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2009-12-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2009-11-08
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2009-11-06
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2009-11-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2009-11-06
legacy
mortgage · 403a
2009-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-09-02
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-08-25
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-08-25
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-08-25