TRAILDEC LTD
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06256607 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-23
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
56/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 56/100 (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 (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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 (33 events)Click to expand
- 2016-05-24📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2016-05-24🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-03-08📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-03-01📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-17➕WARNER, Charles Simon Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-17➖MKL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2014-10-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2014-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-22➕WARNER, Charles Simon Patrick appointeddirector
- 2014-05-22➖MASON, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2014-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2014-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2014-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-04📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2012-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-05-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-06-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs TRAILDEC LTD
- 2007-05-23➕MKL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-23➕MASON, Stephen John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 2016-05-24
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Herston Cross House, 230 High
Street, Swanage
Dorset
BH19 2PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
WARNER, Charles Simon Patrick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-10-17
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WARNER, Charles Simon Patrick→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-05-22
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MKL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2014-10-17
MASON, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2014-05-22
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Recent filings (27 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-05-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-03-08
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-02-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2014-10-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2014-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-07-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2014-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-01-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-08
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2013-01-04