FAIRFAX GROUP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05480749 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

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Turnover
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year to Jun 2018
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (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: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2017Jun 2018

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2018-06-302017-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2019-11-26
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-09-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2018-06-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  6. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2016-07-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2015-06-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2015-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2014-09-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2014-08-11
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    CRAWFORD, Roderick Bruce resigned
    director
  15. 2014-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  19. 2013-03-14
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  20. 2013-03-13
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    MCCOMB, Darren Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2013-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2013-03-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2013-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2013-03-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  26. 2013-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  27. 2012-12-13
    ➖
    ALLESCH TAYLOR, Stefan Paul resigned
    director
  28. 2012-12-13
    ➖
    GILL, Matthew Danby resigned
    director
  29. 2012-12-12
    ➖
    ALEXANDROU, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  30. 2012-12-12
    ➖
    ALEXANDROU, Andrew resigned
    director
  31. 2012-12-05
    ➖
    HUGHES, William Young resigned
    director
  32. 2012-07-27
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Roderick Bruce appointed
    director
  33. 2012-07-27
    ➕
    HUGHES, William Young appointed
    director
  34. 2012-03-07
    ➕
    ALEXANDROU, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  35. 2012-02-23
    ➖
    MORSE, Christopher Charles resigned
    secretary
  36. 2008-11-27
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  37. 2007-07-12
    ➕
    ALEXANDROU, Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2007-07-12
    ➖
    THOMAS, Glyn Collen resigned
    director
  39. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  40. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Glyn Collen appointed
    director
  41. 2005-09-21
    ➕
    ALLESCH TAYLOR, Stefan Paul appointed
    director
  42. 2005-09-21
    ➖
    MORSE, Christopher Charles resigned
    director
  43. 2005-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FAIRFAX GROUP LIMITED
  44. 2005-06-14
    ➕
    MORSE, Christopher Charles appointed
    secretary
  45. 2005-06-14
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2005-06-14
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 2005-06-14
    ➕
    GILL, Matthew Danby appointed
    director
  48. 2005-06-14
    ➕
    MORSE, Christopher Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-11-26

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

30 Blackacre Road
Theydon Bois
Epping
Essex
CM16 7LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2018-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 11 resigned)

MCCOMB, Darren Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDROU, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned
MORSE, Christopher Charles→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2012-02-23
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2005-06-14
Resigned
ALEXANDROU, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned
ALLESCH TAYLOR, Stefan Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-09-21 · resigned 2012-12-13
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Roderick Bruce→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-07-27 · resigned 2014-08-11
Resigned
GILL, Matthew Danby→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2012-12-13
Resigned
HUGHES, William Young→
director · ~86y · appointed 2012-07-27 · resigned 2012-12-05
Resigned
MORSE, Christopher Charles→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2005-09-21
Resigned
RICHARDS, Andrew Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
THOMAS, Glyn Collen→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2007-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2019-11-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2018-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-03-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2014-04-04