AUCTION HOUSE WEST ANGLIA LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

05644622 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-05

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7031

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (9 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2011-01-25
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-01-25
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Company dissolved
2010-10-12
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-10-04
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dissolution · DS01
2010-01-22
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annual-return · AR01
2010-01-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-01-15
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-08
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-01-08
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-01-08
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-01-08
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-01-08
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legacy
officers · 288a
2008-12-01
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BRADBURY, Simon Luther appointed
director
2008-12-01
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MORRIS, Hugh Thomas appointed
director
2008-12-01
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O'DELL, Caterina Maria appointed
director
2008-12-01
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O'DELL, Julian Stuart appointed
director
2008-12-01
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SANSBY, Russell Anthony appointed
director
2008-10-16
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-02-11
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legacy
officers · 288a
2008-02-08
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THOMAS, David Kevin appointed
director
2008-01-08
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2007-12-19
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-10-01
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-01-30
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2006-12-21
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-01-12
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legacy
officers · 288b
2006-01-12
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legacy
officers · 288b
2006-01-12
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legacy
officers · 288a
2006-01-12
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officers · 288a
2006-01-12
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legacy
address · 287
2005-12-05
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Company incorporated
As AUCTION HOUSE WEST ANGLIA LTD
2005-12-05
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THOMAS, David Owen appointed
secretary
2005-12-05
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POKORA, John Edward appointed
director
2005-12-05
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THOMAS, David Owen appointed
director
2005-12-05
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WAYNE, Harold appointed
nominee-secretary
2005-12-05
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WAYNE, Harold resigned
nominee-secretary
2005-12-05
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WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
nominee-director
2005-12-05
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WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
nominee-director
2005-12-05
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 79 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-01-25

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-12-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC7031 — SIC 7031

Registered office

4-6 Market Square

St Neots

Cambs

PE19 2AW

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2008-12-31

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