FOSTERS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05135588 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-24
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 18.5y 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 4521
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 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 (46/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2011-01-11📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-01-11🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-09-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-06-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-12-12📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2007-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-07-18📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-06-30📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-08-10📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-03-22📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2004-06-23📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2004-06-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2004-06-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2004-06-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2004-06-14📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2004-06-14📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2004-06-03➕BLOOMFIELD, Zoe Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-03➕BLOOMFIELD, Zoe Ann appointeddirector
- 2004-06-03➖CLARK, Stephen John resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs FOSTERS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
- 2004-05-24➕BLOOMFIELD, Neale Foster appointeddirector
- 2004-05-24➕CLARK, Stephen John appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
76/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 2011-01-11
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4521 — SIC 4521
Registered office
Emmanuel
Trusthorpe Road
Sutton On Sea
Lincolnshire
LN12 2LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
BLOOMFIELD, Zoe Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-06-03
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BLOOMFIELD, Neale Foster→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-05-24
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BLOOMFIELD, Zoe Ann→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2004-06-03
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CLARK, Stephen John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2004-06-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/12/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-01-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-03-26
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-04-30
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-04-14
legacy
mortgage · 395
2007-12-12
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-05-03
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-03-15
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-08-10
legacy
accounts · 225
2005-03-22
legacy
officers · 288a
2004-06-23