GROWLING FROG ENTERPRISES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
06507647 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-18
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
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 8514
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (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 (45/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
60
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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-07-13
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2010-07-13
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2010-03-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2009-05-06
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  5. 2009-05-06
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  6. 2009-05-06
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  7. 2009-05-01
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  8. 2009-05-01
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  9. 2009-05-01
    📄
    legacy
    capital · 88(2)
  10. 2009-04-15
    MUNRO, Lee appointed
    director
  11. 2008-06-27
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  12. 2008-04-17
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  13. 2008-04-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2008-04-15
    HASZNOS, Emese appointed
    secretary
  15. 2008-04-15
    HART, Sharon resigned
    nominee-secretary
  16. 2008-04-15
    WILKINSON, Colin John resigned
    nominee-director
  17. 2008-03-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2008-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GROWLING FROG ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  19. 2008-02-18
    HART, Sharon appointed
    nominee-secretary
  20. 2008-02-18
    WILKINSON, Colin John appointed
    nominee-director
  21. 2008-02-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 17 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-07-13

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC8514 — SIC 8514

Registered office

Manufactory House
Bell Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

HASZNOS, Emese
secretary · appointed 2008-04-15
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Active
MUNRO, Lee
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-15
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Active
HART, Sharon
nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-02-18 · resigned 2008-04-15
Resigned
WILKINSON, Colin John
nominee-director · ~57y · appointed 2008-02-18 · resigned 2008-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-07-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-03-30
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-05-06
legacy
address · 287
2009-05-06
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-05-06
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-05-01
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-05-01
legacy
capital · 88(2)
2009-05-01
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-06-27
legacy
address · 287
2008-04-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2008-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2008-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2008-02-18