TYPHOO TEA LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

05573418 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-26

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

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book net assets

Opportunity

47/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10831

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 32/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 20.5y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 58/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

40 officers (5 active, 40 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

198 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

47/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 insolvency

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2026-02-28
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Company dissolved
2025-11-28
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liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution
insolvency · AM23
2025-09-10
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · AM02
2025-06-25
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report
insolvency · AM10
2025-03-14
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-13
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DTM LEGAL LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2025-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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MOUTON, Lourens resigned
director
2025-01-28
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · AM02
2025-01-16
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · AM02
2025-01-10
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liquidation-administration-notice-deemed-approval-of-proposals
insolvency · AM06
2025-01-03
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liquidation-in-administration-proposals
insolvency · AM03
2024-12-17
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · AM02
2024-12-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
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liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator
insolvency · AM01
2024-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-10
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HAMID, Issam resigned
director
2024-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-08
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-01
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-27
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Axis Trustee Services Limited
2024-06-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Axis Trustee Services Limited
2024-03-15
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-15
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-03-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-23
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MOUTON, Lourens appointed
director
2023-10-11
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DTM LEGAL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-10-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-11
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-09-15
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-14
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Habib Bank Zurich PLC
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
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REARDON, Andrew James appointed
director
2023-01-06
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WHITE, Paul resigned
director
2022-05-30
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KINGSLEY, Desmond Anthony resigned
director
2021-11-01
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BREHME, Michael Ian appointed
director
2021-11-01
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BROWN, Alex resigned
director
2021-07-15
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AHMED, Nadeem appointed
director
2021-07-15
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GODDARD, Malcolm Ian appointed
director
2021-07-15
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LIMNIOS, Stratis Nicolas appointed
director
2021-07-15
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AHMED, Fahim resigned
director
2021-07-15
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AHMED, Nadeem resigned
director
2021-07-15
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GHOSH, Ashoke resigned
director
2021-07-15
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HAMID, Issam appointed
director
2021-07-15
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MCBRIEN, Michael David resigned
director
2021-07-15
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MUKHERJEE, Debangshu resigned
director
2021-07-15
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PAUL, Karan resigned
director
2021-07-15
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PAUL, Priti resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 115 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 · 1 med · 1 low

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-02-28

10 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-02-28: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2025-11-28: liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Karalius Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Karalius Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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TYPHOO TEA LIMITED

This company · 05573418

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Karalius Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest	15/07/2021
Mr Issam Hamid Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares · firm interest	31/01/2022

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Abercross Gp I Ltd Acting In Its Capacity As General Partner Of Abercross I Lpceased 31/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Ms Priti Paulceased 15/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
Mr Karan Paulceased 15/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
Ms Priya Paulceased 15/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
Apeejay Teaceased 31/03/2017· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10831 — SIC 10831

Registered office

C/O Kroll Advisory Ltd, The Shard

32 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9SG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2023-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-02-07