VICTORIA BLASHFORD-SNELL LTD
⚰️Wound downdissolved
04542524 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-23
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2015
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (65/100, director aged 61). 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 (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
52 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP| Metric | 2015-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2017-07-25⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2017-07-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2017-04-25⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · 4.71
- 2017-01-27⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2015-12-18⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2015-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2015-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-11-25⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · 4.70
- 2015-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-09-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-09📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-06-22➕MATTHEWS, Victoria Francis appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-22➖QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-02-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-12-05➖DOLAN, Paul Vincent resignedsecretary
- 2002-12-05➕QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs VICTORIA BLASHFORD-SNELL LTD
- 2002-09-23➕MATTHEWS, Julian Smetham appointeddirector
- 2002-09-23➕MATTHEWS, Victoria Francis appointeddirector
- 2002-09-23➕DOLAN, Paul Vincent appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-23➕QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-09-23➖QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
84/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-07-25
5 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2017-07-25: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2017-04-25: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
FRANCIS CLARK LLP
Ground Floor Vantage Point Woodwater Park Pynes Hill
Exeter
EX2 5FD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
MATTHEWS, Victoria Francis→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATTHEWS, Julian Smetham→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-09-23
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MATTHEWS, Victoria Francis→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-09-23
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DOLAN, Paul Vincent→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2002-12-05
QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2005-06-22
QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2002-09-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/02/2003 | 13/06/2008 |
Recent filings (52 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2017-07-25
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2017-04-25
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2017-01-27
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2015-12-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-11-27
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2015-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-20
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-10-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-09-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-08-22