BAND OF ANGELS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05313352 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-15
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
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-05-18
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2010-05-18
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2010-02-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2009-01-20
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  5. 2008-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2008-11-25
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  7. 2008-04-24
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  8. 2008-04-24
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288c
  9. 2008-04-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2007-09-04
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  11. 2007-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  12. 2007-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2006-01-06
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  14. 2004-12-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAND OF ANGELS LIMITED
  15. 2004-12-15
    GUILFOYLE, Noel appointed
    secretary
  16. 2004-12-15
    HORLER, Samantha appointed
    director
  17. 2004-12-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-05-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487

Registered office

Cnwc Aderyn
Llangolman
Pembrokeshire
SA66 7SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2007-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

GUILFOYLE, Noel
secretary · appointed 2004-12-15
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Active
HORLER, Samantha
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-12-15
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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-05-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-02-02
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-12-30
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-11-25
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-04-24
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-04-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2008-04-18
legacy
address · 287
2007-09-04
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-01-15
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-01-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2004-12-15