NORTHUMBRIAN SPAS & BATHROOMS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

06244921 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

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

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 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 (38 events)Click to expand

2013-06-18
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-06-18
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Company dissolved
2013-03-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-02-20
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-06-18
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-05-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-07-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-15
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address · AD01
2010-07-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-03-25
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-02-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2009-12-01
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HENNESSY, Stephen resigned
director
2009-07-29
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-05-31
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WHITING, John Bernard resigned
secretary
2009-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-08-27
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-06-28
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-06-28
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-06-28
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-06-28
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-06-28
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-05-16
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-05-16
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2007-05-16
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legacy
officers · 288b
2007-05-16
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legacy
officers · 288b
2007-05-11
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Company incorporated
As NORTHUMBRIAN SPAS & BATHROOMS LTD
2007-05-11
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CRAIGEN, David appointed
director
2007-05-11
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GRAHAM, Stuart Anthony appointed
director
2007-05-11
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HEFFERNAN, Joseph appointed
director
2007-05-11
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WHITING, John Bernard appointed
secretary
2007-05-11
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-05-11
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HENNESSY, Stephen appointed
director
2007-05-11
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-05-11
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 2013-06-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-05-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

79 Queensway North

Team Valley Trading Estate

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE11 0NX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2012-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

CRAIGEN, David→

director · ~80y · appointed 2007-05-11

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Active

GRAHAM, Stuart Anthony→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-05-11

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Active

HEFFERNAN, Joseph→

director · ~75y · appointed 2007-05-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WHITING, John Bernard→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2009-05-31

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2007-05-16

Resigned

HENNESSY, Stephen→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2009-12-01

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2007-05-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2013-06-18

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2013-03-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2013-02-27

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2013-02-20

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2012-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2012-02-20

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2011-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2011-03-21

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2010-07-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address

address · AD01

2010-07-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2010-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2010-03-26

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2010-03-25

termination-secretary-company-with-name

officers · TM02

2010-02-01

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2009-07-29