E-COMMERCE TRADING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05596637 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-19
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5143
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 59/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2010-11-09📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-11-09🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-08-14📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2010-07-27📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-07-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-01-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-11-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-12-01📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-05-09📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-01-06📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-11-16📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2005-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs E-COMMERCE TRADING LIMITED
- 2005-10-19➕ANWAR, Shafq Naiman appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-19➕ANWAR, Shafq Naiman appointeddirector
- 2005-10-19➕MAHMOOD, Adel appointeddirector
- 2005-10-19➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-19➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-19📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-10-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-11-09
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| A CZAJA TRANSPORT LTD→ 14349358 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC5143 — SIC 5143
Registered office
C/O Baines Jewitt
Barrington House 41-45 Yarm Lane
Stockton On Tees
Cleveland
TS18 3EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2007-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
ANWAR, Shafq Naiman→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-10-19
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ANWAR, Shafq Naiman→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-10-19
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MAHMOOD, Adel→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-10-19
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2005-10-19
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Recent filings (15 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-11-09
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2010-08-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-07-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-07-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-04-03
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-11-19
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-12-01
legacy
address · 287
2007-05-09
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-01-06
legacy
accounts · 225
2006-11-16
legacy
officers · 288b
2005-10-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2005-10-19