DARESBURY INVESTMENTS (GP) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06789374 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-12
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 17.4y 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 7011
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). 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
3 live charges · oldest 17.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
13 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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2012-02-21📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-02-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-11-08📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-10-26📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-01-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-03-17📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2009-03-17📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2009-03-10📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2009-02-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2009-02-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2009-02-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2009-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DARESBURY INVESTMENTS (GP) LIMITED
- 2009-01-12➕HOGARTH, Paul Henry appointeddirector
- 2009-01-12➕HUGHES, Phillip Nigel appointeddirector
- 2009-01-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-02-21
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7011 — SIC 7011
Registered office
C/O Ph Property Holdings Limited
4 Regent Street
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 6GR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
HOGARTH, Paul Henry→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-01-12
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HUGHES, Phillip Nigel→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-01-12
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Deed of assignment | 1 property | 27/02/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/02/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Debenture | 1 property | 27/02/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-02-21
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-11-08
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-10-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-10-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-02-09
legacy
mortgage · 395
2009-03-17
legacy
mortgage · 395
2009-03-17
legacy
mortgage · 395
2009-03-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2009-01-12