05527459 LTD

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05527459 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-09-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2005-08-05
    KIRKMAN, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  3. 2005-08-05
    KIRKMAN, Anthony appointed
    director
  4. 2005-08-05
    VAJA, Naresh Vasram appointed
    director
  5. 2005-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 05527459 LTD
  6. 2005-08-04
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  7. 2005-08-04
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  8. 2005-08-04
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  9. 2005-08-04
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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.

Red flags

2 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: 2008-06-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2016-08-18

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487

Registered office

18 Fellstone Vale
Withnell
Chorley
Lancashire
PR6 8UE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2008-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2006-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-08-18OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KIRKMAN, Anthony
secretary · appointed 2005-08-05
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Active
KIRKMAN, Anthony
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-08-05
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Active
VAJA, Naresh Vasram
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-08-05
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-04 · resigned 2005-08-04
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-04 · resigned 2005-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (1 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-09-19