BREEDING CAPITAL PLC

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05631692 · plc · incorporated 2005-11-22
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.
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 0125
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth 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
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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-07-05
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2012-07-05
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2012-04-05
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · 4.68
  4. 2012-04-05
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.71
  5. 2010-12-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2010-12-29
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  7. 2010-12-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2010-12-29
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  9. 2010-05-26
    📄
    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  10. 2010-03-25
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address
    address · AD02
  11. 2010-02-11
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-bulk-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2010-02-11
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company
    address · AD03
  13. 2010-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2009-12-15
    📍
    change-sail-address-company
    address · AD02
  15. 2009-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-12-22
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  17. 2008-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-01-10
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  19. 2007-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-12-21
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  21. 2006-12-21
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363(353)
  22. 2006-11-01
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)O
  23. 2006-07-13
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)R
  24. 2006-07-13
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)R
  25. 2006-02-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  26. 2006-02-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2005-12-07
    HOLDSWORTH HUNT, Christopher appointed
    director
  28. 2005-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BREEDING CAPITAL PLC
  29. 2005-11-22
    SPORBORG, William Henry appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-11-22
    MARSH, Simon David appointed
    director
  31. 2005-11-22
    SPORBORG, William Henry appointed
    director
  32. 2005-11-22
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    secretary
  33. 2005-11-22
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    secretary
  34. 2005-11-22
    TESTER, William appointed
    director
  35. 2005-11-22
    TESTER, William resigned
    director
  36. 2005-11-22
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    director
  37. 2005-11-22
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-07-05

5 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2012-07-05: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2012-04-05: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeplc
Incorporated2005-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC0125 — SIC 0125

Registered office

Imperial House
18-21 Kings Park Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 2AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2009-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

SPORBORG, William Henry
secretary · appointed 2005-11-22
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Active
HOLDSWORTH HUNT, Christopher
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-12-07
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Active
MARSH, Simon David
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-11-22
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Active
SPORBORG, William Henry
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-11-22
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Active
THOMAS, Howard
secretary · appointed 2005-11-22 · resigned 2005-11-22
Resigned
TESTER, William
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-11-22 · resigned 2005-11-22
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-11-22 · resigned 2005-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2012-07-05
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2012-04-05
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2012-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-12-29
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2010-12-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-12-29
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2010-12-29
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2010-05-26
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address
address · AD02
2010-03-25
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-bulk-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-02-11
move-registers-to-sail-company
address · AD03
2010-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-02-09
change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2009-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-02-24
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-12-22