MIAS LONDON LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
04578793 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-31
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 19.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 6523
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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 (37 events)Click to expand
- 2012-10-02📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-10-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-06-19📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-06-07📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-03-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-03-16✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2012-03-16📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2011-03-01📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-11-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-11-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-11-03📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-09-21📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2010-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-02-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2010-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-02-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-03-25📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2009-02-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2006-10-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-06-01➕LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-06-01➖LLOYD, James David resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-08➕MILBOURN, Roger James appointeddirector
- 2002-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs MIAS LONDON LIMITED
- 2002-10-31➕GOOD, Alistair Stephen Christian appointeddirector
- 2002-10-31➕LLOYD, James David appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-31➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-31➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-31➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-31➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-10-02
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC6523 — SIC 6523
Registered office
3 Silmore Lodge
Dinsmore Road
London
SW12 9PS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-01
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GOOD, Alistair Stephen Christian→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2002-10-31
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MILBOURN, Roger James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2004-03-08
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LLOYD, James David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2004-06-01
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2002-10-31
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2002-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/10/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-10-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-06-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-03-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-03-16
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2012-03-16
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2012-03-16
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-03-01
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-11-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-11-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-11-03
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2010-09-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-09-14