ESTELA SUPPLIES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
04812396 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-26
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
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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 (47/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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 (41 events)Click to expand
- 2010-10-12📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-10-12🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-08-12📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-02-20📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-04📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-02-11📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-05-15📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-04-13📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-06-02📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-05-24➖RAWAL, Krishna Kumar resigneddirector
- 2006-04-10📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-04-01➕SAMPSON, Helen Lydia appointeddirector
- 2006-02-10📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-10-24📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-09-29📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-09-29📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-09-29📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-09-27📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-09-27📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2005-09-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2005-09-01➕ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-09-01➕RAWAL, Krishna Kumar appointeddirector
- 2005-06-30➖SEWELL, Gary John resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-30➖SEWELL, Gary John resigneddirector
- 2005-06-30➖SEWELL, Glen Scot resigneddirector
- 2004-08-04📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2004-08-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2003-09-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2003-09-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2003-09-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2003-09-08➕SEWELL, Gary John appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-08➕SEWELL, Gary John appointeddirector
- 2003-09-08➕SEWELL, Glen Scot appointeddirector
- 2003-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ESTELA SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2003-06-26➕ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-26➖ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-26➕ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-06-26➖ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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 candidateStrong 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 20 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 2010-10-12
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999
Registered office
2 Peace Close
Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 8PL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)
ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAMPSON, Helen Lydia→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEWELL, Gary John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2005-06-30
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-26
RAWAL, Krishna Kumar→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2006-05-24
SEWELL, Gary John→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2005-06-30
SEWELL, Glen Scot→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2005-06-30
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-26
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Recent filings (28 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-10-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-03-18
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-08-12
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-02-20
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-07-04
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-02-11
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-10-15
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-05-15
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-04-13
legacy
officers · 288b
2006-06-02
legacy
officers · 288a
2006-04-10
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2006-02-10
legacy
officers · 288b
2005-10-24
legacy
officers · 288b
2005-09-29