RUSTY NAIL RESTORATION LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
06793121 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-16
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-10-10
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2017-10-10
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-07-25
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2017-07-13
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2016-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2015-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2015-02-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2014-12-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2014-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2014-01-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2013-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2013-01-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-01-28
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2012-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-08-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2012-08-17
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  19. 2012-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2012-02-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2011-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-09-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2011-01-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2010-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  25. 2010-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  26. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    JARVIS, Nicholas Anthony appointed
    director
  27. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    SHAW, Nigel resigned
    director
  28. 2009-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RUSTY NAIL RESTORATION LTD
  29. 2009-01-16
    ➕
    FISHER MICHAEL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2009-01-16
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  31. 2009-01-16
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  32. 2009-01-16
    ➕
    SHAW, Nigel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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 2017-10-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nick Anthony Jarvis
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

The Old Grange Warren Estate
Lordship Road Writtle
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 3WT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

FISHER MICHAEL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JARVIS, Nicholas Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-22
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-01-16 · resigned 2009-01-16
Resigned
SHAW, Nigel→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-01-16 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-10-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-07-25
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-04
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2014-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-09-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-07-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-28
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2013-01-28