RIPPLE COMMS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

06472903 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-15

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 15.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

50/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.6y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

26 officers (5 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

148 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

50/100Worth 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

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

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 (84 events)Click to expand

2024-06-19
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2024-06-19
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Company dissolved
2024-03-19
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liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2023-04-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-20
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liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2023-04-20
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liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2023-04-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-17
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-04-17
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-20
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Charge satisfied #6
2023-03-20
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Charge satisfied #5
2023-03-20
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-03-20
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-03-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-03-10
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-03
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2022-05-17
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-16
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
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CARTLEDGE, Dean appointed
director
2021-10-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-08
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2021-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-11-07
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2018-06-21
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HAM, Anika Patricia resigned
director
2018-06-14
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BECKETT, Kevin John resigned
director
2018-06-14
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CARTLEDGE, Dean resigned
director
2018-06-14
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JONES, Gareth resigned
director
2018-01-25
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DUNNE, Martin resigned
director
2018-01-09
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CARTLEDGE, Dean appointed
director
2017-10-10
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WHITTAKER, Andrew John appointed
director
2017-08-25
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ROUSELL, Andrew Leigh resigned
director
2017-08-08
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NEWTON, James Arthur resigned
director
2017-08-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-08-01
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2017-05-02
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CARTLEDGE, Dean resigned
director
2017-05-02
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ROUSELL, Andrew Leigh appointed
director
2015-12-07
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NEWTON, James Arthur appointed
director
2015-05-16
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YARWOOD, Simon resigned
director
2014-01-03
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NEVILLE, Haydn Richard resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 high · 1 med ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-06-19

4 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2024-06-19: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2024-03-19: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

4com Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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4com Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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RIPPLE COMMS LIMITED

This company · 06472903

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
4com Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	22/10/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Daron Grenville Huttceased 22/10/2019· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2008-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

1 Bridgewater Place

Water Lane

Leeds

LS11 5QR

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2021-06-30

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