SEATASTE BRITANNIA LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05328720 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-11
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
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
85
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 (33 events)Click to expand
- 2015-06-09📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-06-09🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-02-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-02-12📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-02-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-02-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-02-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-01-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2012-01-05📄second-filing-of-form-with-form-typedocument-replacement · RP04
- 2011-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-11-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-11-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2011-09-01📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP04
- 2011-09-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2011-02-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-02-23➕BOYLAN, Desmond appointeddirector
- 2011-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-01-17➕ROCHFORD, Craig Malcolm, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-11-03📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2010-04-15✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2010-03-10➕FRIARS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-03-10➖WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-02-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2010-02-19✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2005-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs SEATASTE BRITANNIA LIMITED
- 2005-01-11➕CLARK, Karen Ann appointeddirector
- 2005-01-11➕WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 2015-06-09
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Registered office
3 Spital Yard
Spital Square
London
E1 6AQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
FRIARS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-10
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BOYLAN, Desmond→
Activedirector · ~92y · appointed 2011-02-23
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CLARK, Karen Ann→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2005-01-11
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ROCHFORD, Craig Malcolm, Dr→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-01-17
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WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-11 · resigned 2010-03-10
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Recent filings (42 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-06-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-02-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-02-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-02-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-10-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-10-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-02-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2012-01-08
second-filing-of-form-with-form-type
document-replacement · RP04
2012-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-11-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2011-11-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2011-11-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2011-11-11