OLDHAM HELP SHOP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
06069949 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-26
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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jan 2016
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Shore up working capital. Current liabilities exceed current assets by £4,531. Tightening credit control, stretching creditor days or injecting capital resolves it. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · UK GAAP
Liquidity tight
Current ratio 0.80 — current liabilities exceed current assets
Current ratio
0.80
Liquidity — >1 is healthy

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£18k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
£23k
↓ 29% YoY
£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£32kJan 2015Jan 2016

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2016-01-312015-01-31
Total assets£1.2k£655
Current assets£18.0k£26.1k
Debtors£5.8k£3.9k
Current liabilities£22.5k£31.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-07-31
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2018-07-31
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-01-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2018-01-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2018-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2018-01-02
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    SCHOLES, Paul Raymond resigned
    secretary
  7. 2018-01-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2016-10-31
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  9. 2016-02-22
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  10. 2015-10-13
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  11. 2015-02-20
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  12. 2014-08-19
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  13. 2014-02-19
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  14. 2013-10-10
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-02-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-02-16
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  18. 2011-07-21
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  19. 2011-02-21
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  20. 2010-08-12
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2010-02-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2010-02-17
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    officers · CH01
  23. 2009-05-26
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  24. 2009-02-03
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  25. 2008-05-02
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  26. 2008-03-03
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  27. 2007-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As OLDHAM HELP SHOP LIMITED
  28. 2007-01-26
    ➕
    SCHOLES, Susan Michele appointed
    director
  29. 2007-01-26
    ➕
    SCHOLES, Paul Raymond appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-01-26
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-01-26
    ➖
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2007-01-26
    ➕
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2007-01-26
    ➖
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 2018-07-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Susan Michele Scholes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749

Registered office

Nook House, Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester. Nook House
Church Lane, Hargrave,
Chester
Cheshire
CH3 7RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

SCHOLES, Susan Michele→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHOLES, Paul Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-26 · resigned 2018-01-02
Resigned
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-26 · resigned 2007-01-26
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-01-26 · resigned 2007-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2018-07-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2018-01-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-01-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-10-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-08-19
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-10-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-10-31