05482385 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
05482385 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-15
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — 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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
38/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 6523
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 38/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

Data confidence

Overall: low (42/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
0 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
38/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
31
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2006-01-27
    SUMMERS, Paul Raymond appointed
    secretary
  2. 2006-01-27
    BAINES, Diana resigned
    secretary
  3. 2005-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 05482385 LIMITED
  4. 2005-06-15
    MAITRE, Colin Le appointed
    director
  5. 2005-06-15
    BAINES, Diana appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • 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.

Red flags

3 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2009-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-06-29

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC6523 — SIC 6523

Registered office

85-87 High Street West
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 8AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2009-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2007-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-06-29OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SUMMERS, Paul Raymond
secretary · appointed 2006-01-27
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Active
MAITRE, Colin Le
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-06-15
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Active
BAINES, Diana
secretary · appointed 2005-06-15 · resigned 2006-01-27
Resigned

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