EUROPEAN PROPERTY DERIVATIVES EXCHANGE LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05416255 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-06
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 99999
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 (78/100, director aged 65). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2015-04-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-04-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-12-23📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-12-15📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-11-12📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-06-18📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-10-30📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-09-21📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-05-26📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-05-22📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-05-15📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-06-13📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-04-13📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2006-05-18📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-10📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-11-07📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-10-17➕CUTTER, Hazel appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-15📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-07-26➖ADAMS, Paul Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs EUROPEAN PROPERTY DERIVATIVES EXCHANGE LIMITED
- 2005-04-06➕CUTTER, Mark Edmund appointeddirector
- 2005-04-06➕ADAMS, Paul Thomas appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
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 65. 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 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 2015-04-07
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
92 Station Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM12 6LX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CUTTER, Mark Edmund→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-04-06
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ADAMS, Paul Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-06 · resigned 2005-07-26
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Recent filings (26 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-04-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-12-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-12-15
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2014-11-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-09
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2013-06-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-04-10
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2012-10-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-04-17
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2011-09-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-04-14
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2010-05-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-04-13
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-05-22