05680717 LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
05680717 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-19
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — 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
32/100
Pass
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 32/100 (pass), bankability 20/100. 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: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
32/100Pass
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Clear signal to pass. Time better spent elsewhere unless you have a specific strategic angle.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
13
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 (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-05-09
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  2. 2017-05-05
    📄
    legacy
    restoration · AC93
  3. 2017-05-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2016-03-22
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  5. 2016-03-22
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  6. 2016-01-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2015-02-12
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2014-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2014-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2014-04-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2014-04-11
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2014-02-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2014-02-25
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  14. 2014-01-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2013-02-21
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-08-06
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-08-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  19. 2012-07-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2012-05-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2012-03-31
    PECK, Darren resigned
    director
  22. 2011-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2011-07-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2011-07-05
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  25. 2011-05-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  26. 2010-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2010-03-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  28. 2010-03-29
    HOLDSWORTH, Alan James resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-01-20
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-01-20
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2006-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 05680717 LIMITED
  32. 2006-01-19
    BAL, Jasvinder Singh appointed
    director
  33. 2006-01-19
    HOLDSWORTH, Alan James appointed
    secretary
  34. 2006-01-19
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2006-01-19
    PECK, Darren appointed
    director
  36. 2006-01-19
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 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: 2015-10-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2017-02-02

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

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

Evidence: 2017-05-09: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

8th Floor Warwick Chambers
14 Corporation Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 4RN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2015-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2014-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-02-02OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BAL, Jasvinder Singh
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-01-19
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Active
HOLDSWORTH, Alan James
secretary · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2010-03-29
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2006-01-20
Resigned
PECK, Darren
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2006-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
2017-05-09
legacy
restoration · AC93
2017-05-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2017-05-05
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2016-03-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-01-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-04-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2014-04-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2014-02-25
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2014-02-25
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2014-01-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-10-30