NEWSTART INVESTMENTS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

04495194 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-25

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

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

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 (58 events)Click to expand

2016-12-27
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-12-27
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Company dissolved
2016-10-11
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-09-30
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-08-30
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2016-05-18
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-09-17
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FOX, Nicholas Anthony Robert resigned
director
2015-09-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-05-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-08-12
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2014-05-12
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-10
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2013-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-08-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-06-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-06-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-06-21
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BLOK, Robert Pieter appointed
director
2013-06-21
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FOX, Nicholas Anthony Robert appointed
director
2013-06-21
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STENT, Carla Rosaline resigned
director
2013-05-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-04-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-04-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-04-03
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2013-04-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-03-07
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2012-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-11-22
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second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-date
document-replacement · RP04
2012-03-07
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MCCALLUM, Gordon Douglas resigned
director
2012-03-07
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STENT, Carla Rosaline appointed
director
2010-11-04
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WOODS, Ian Philip appointed
director
2010-11-04
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MCCALL, Patrick Charles Kingdon resigned
director
2010-04-02
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BAYLISS, Joshua resigned
director
2007-10-01
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BAYLISS, Joshua appointed
director
2007-10-01
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WHITEHORN, William Elliott resigned
director
2007-03-01
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GERRARD, Barry Alexander Ralph appointed
secretary
2007-03-01
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BAYLISS, Joshua resigned
secretary
2006-08-31
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BAYLISS, Joshua appointed
secretary
2006-08-31
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GRAM, Peter Gerardus resigned
secretary
2005-09-02
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MCCALL, Patrick Charles Kingdon appointed
director
2005-09-02
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MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew resigned
director
2002-08-05
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ABACUS SECRETARIES (JERSEY) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-08-05
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MCCALLUM, Gordon Douglas appointed
director
2002-08-05
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MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew appointed
director
2002-08-05
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RITCHIE, Niall Macgregor resigned
director
2002-08-05
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SNELL, Andrew Leonard resigned
director
2002-08-05
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WHITEHORN, William Elliott appointed
director
2002-07-30
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ALLY, Bibi Rahima resigned
nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-12-27

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-07-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Battleship Building

179 Harrow Road

London

W2 6NB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2014-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 14 resigned)

GERRARD, Barry Alexander Ralph→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLOK, Robert Pieter→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-06-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WOODS, Ian Philip→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-11-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLY, Bibi Rahima→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-07-30

Resigned

BAYLISS, Joshua→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-31 · resigned 2007-03-01

Resigned

GRAM, Peter Gerardus→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-30 · resigned 2006-08-31

Resigned

ABACUS SECRETARIES (JERSEY) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-30 · resigned 2002-08-05

Resigned

BAYLISS, Joshua→

director · ~53y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2010-04-02

Resigned

COLLETT, Brian→

nominee-director · ~83y · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-07-30

Resigned

FOX, Nicholas Anthony Robert→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2015-09-17

Resigned

MCCALL, Patrick Charles Kingdon→

director · ~62y · appointed 2005-09-02 · resigned 2010-11-04

Resigned

MCCALLUM, Gordon Douglas→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2012-03-07

Resigned

MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew→

director · ~70y · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2005-09-02

Resigned

RITCHIE, Niall Macgregor→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-07-30 · resigned 2002-08-05

Resigned

SNELL, Andrew Leonard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2002-07-30 · resigned 2002-08-05

Resigned

STENT, Carla Rosaline→

director · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2013-06-21

Resigned

WHITEHORN, William Elliott→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2007-10-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2016-12-27

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2016-10-11

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2016-09-30

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2016-08-30

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2016-05-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2015-10-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2015-09-17

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2015-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2014-09-02

statement-of-companys-objects

change-of-constitution · CC04

2014-08-12

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2014-05-12

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2014-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2013-11-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2013-08-07

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-06-24