FAIRFAX I.S. PLC
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05496355 · plc · incorporated 2005-07-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (88/100, director aged 86). 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: strategic trade sale (63/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 20.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (44 events)Click to expand
- 2024-04-30⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2024-04-30🏁Company dissolved
- 2024-01-31⚠️liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · LIQ14
- 2023-01-27⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2022-01-25⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2021-01-21⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2020-01-30⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2019-02-09⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2018-01-23⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2017-02-02⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2016-01-21⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2013-12-04⚠️liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidationinsolvency · 2.34B
- 2013-12-04⚠️liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administratorinsolvency · 2.12B
- 2013-12-04⚠️liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidationinsolvency · 2.34B
- 2013-11-29⚠️liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 2.24B
- 2013-11-29⚠️liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidationinsolvency · 2.34B
- 2013-07-01⚠️liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 2.24B
- 2013-03-05📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2013-03-05📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2013-03-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-03-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-02-22⚠️liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-meetinginsolvency · 2.23B
- 2013-02-21⚠️liquidation-in-administration-amended-certificate-of-constitution-creditors-committeeinsolvency · 2.26B
- 2013-01-24⚠️liquidation-in-administration-proposalsinsolvency · 2.17B
- 2013-01-24⚠️liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attachedinsolvency · 2.16B
- 2012-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-12-13⚠️liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administratorinsolvency · 2.12B
- 2012-08-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-07-17➖ALLESCH TAYLOR, Stefan Paul resigneddirector
- 2012-07-17➖GILL, Matthew Danby resigneddirector
- 2012-03-07➕ALEXANDROU, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-23➖MORSE, Christopher Charles resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-07-12➖THOMAS, Glyn Collen resigneddirector
- 2006-11-14➕ALEXANDROU, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-07-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2005-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRFAX I.S. PLC
- 2005-07-01➕HUGHES, William Young appointeddirector
- 2005-07-01➕MORSE, Christopher Charles appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-01➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-07-01➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-07-01➕ALLESCH TAYLOR, Stefan Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-07-01➕GILL, Matthew Danby appointeddirector
- 2005-07-01➕THOMAS, Glyn Collen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-04-30
21 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2024-04-30: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2024-01-31: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
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Statusdissolved
Typeplc
Incorporated2005-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Registered office
C/O BDO LLP
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 7EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)
ALEXANDROU, Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-03-07
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ALEXANDROU, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-14
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HUGHES, William Young→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2005-07-01
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MORSE, Christopher Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2012-02-23
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2005-07-01
ALLESCH TAYLOR, Stefan Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2012-07-17
GILL, Matthew Danby→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2012-07-17
THOMAS, Glyn Collen→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2007-07-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/09/2007 | 01/03/2013 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 03/07/2006 | 01/03/2013 |
Recent filings (85 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2024-04-30
liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ14
2024-01-31
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2023-01-27
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2022-01-25
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2021-01-21
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2020-01-30
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2019-02-09
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2018-01-23
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2017-02-02
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2016-01-21
liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidation
insolvency · 2.34B
2013-12-04
liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator
insolvency · 2.12B
2013-12-04
liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidation
insolvency · 2.34B
2013-12-04
liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 2.24B
2013-11-29
liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidation
insolvency · 2.34B
2013-11-29