THE LIBERTAS FOUNDATION

⚰️Wound downliquidation
06791609 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-01-14
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — 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
37/100
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 37/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
37/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
13
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
80
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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2009-12-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  2. 2009-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2009-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2009-12-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2009-02-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2009-01-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2009-01-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  8. 2009-01-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  9. 2009-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE LIBERTAS FOUNDATION
  10. 2009-01-14
    GANLEY, Declan James appointed
    director
  11. 2009-01-14
    MATTHEWS, Robin Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2009-01-14
    FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2009-01-14
    FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2009-01-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.

Red flags

4 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2011-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-01-28

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

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

Evidence: 2009-12-23: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2011-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2009-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-01-28OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GANLEY, Declan James
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-14
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Active
MATTHEWS, Robin Charles
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-01-14
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Active
FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-14 · resigned 2009-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
2009-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2009-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2009-12-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2009-02-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2009-01-19
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-01-15
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-01-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2009-01-14