FAVOURITE MONKEY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06133628 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-01
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5224
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2010-04-13📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-04-13🏁Company dissolved
- 2009-12-29📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2009-12-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2009-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-10-13➖LIOW, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2009-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-16📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-09-23📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-12📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-03-11📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-03-11📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-02-05📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2007-12-12📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2007-12-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- 2007-06-11📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-06-11📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-06-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2007-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2007-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2007-05-03➕CALDER & CO (REGISTRARS) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-03➖EWENS, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs FAVOURITE MONKEY LIMITED
- 2007-03-01➕COWARD, Jason appointeddirector
- 2007-03-01➕EWENS, Philip appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-01➕LIOW, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2007-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-04-13
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC5224 — SIC 5224
Registered office
1 Regent Street
London
SW1Y 4NW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
CALDER & CO (REGISTRARS) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-03
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COWARD, Jason→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-01
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EWENS, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-05-03
LIOW, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2009-10-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 03/12/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-04-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2009-12-29
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2009-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-09-29
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-03-16
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-09-23
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-03-12
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-03-11
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-03-11
legacy
accounts · 225
2008-02-05
legacy
mortgage · 395
2007-12-12
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-06-11
legacy
officers · 288c
2007-06-11