MILLALL TOOLING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06772514 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-12
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 15.7y 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 2811
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2012-12-04📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-12-04🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-08-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-08-09📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-01-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2011-11-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-04📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2011-08-02📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-04-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-09-15📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2010-09-15📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2010-08-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hi-Side Limited
- 2010-08-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: David Dawson
- 2010-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-02-24📍change-sail-address-companyaddress · AD02
- 2010-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2008-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs MILLALL TOOLING LIMITED
- 2008-12-12➕DAWSON, David Murray appointeddirector
- 2008-12-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 17 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 2012-12-04
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC2811 — SIC 2811
Registered office
Unit 28 Top Barn Business Centre
Holt Heath
Worcester
WR6 6NH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
DAWSON, David Murray→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-12-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hi-Side Hi-Side Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 27/08/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | David Dawson | Deed of assignment of receivables | 1 property | 27/08/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-12-04
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-08-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-08-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2012-01-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-11-04
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2011-11-04
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-08-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-04-19
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2010-09-15
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2010-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-05-25
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-02-24
change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2010-02-24