PRICEDROP BARGAINS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

06836530 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-04

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 5190

Sector: Transportation & storage

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 (49/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2014-08-12
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-08-12
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Company dissolved
2014-04-29
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-10-12
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2013-07-30
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-11-03
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2011-10-18
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-10-10
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-06-15
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2011-06-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-03-15
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gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2010-11-10
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2010-11-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-11-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-11-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-07-06
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gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2010-05-11
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CAAN, Inam appointed
director
2010-05-10
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KEELEY, Helen resigned
director
2010-04-11
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2010-04-11
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2010-03-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-03-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-03-30
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-03-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-03-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-03-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-02-18
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BUTLER, Mark Anthony resigned
director
2010-02-18
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ELGIE, Paul Philip appointed
director
2010-02-18
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ELGIE, Paul Philip resigned
director
2010-02-18
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MURPHY, Jason appointed
director
2010-02-18
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MURPHY, Jason resigned
director
2010-02-09
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BUTLER, Mark Anthony appointed
director
2010-02-09
➖
KEELEY, Helen resigned
director
2009-03-04
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Company incorporated
As PRICEDROP BARGAINS LTD
2009-03-04
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KEELEY, Helen appointed
director
2009-03-04
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KEELEY, Helen appointed
director

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 16 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 16 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

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-08-12

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-03-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC5190 — SIC 5190

Registered office

1 Trindle Road

Dudley

West Midlands

DY4 7AU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

CAAN, Inam→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-05-11

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Active

BUTLER, Mark Anthony→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2010-02-18

Resigned

ELGIE, Paul Philip→

director · ~57y · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2010-02-18

Resigned

KEELEY, Helen→

director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-04 · resigned 2010-05-10

Resigned

KEELEY, Helen→

director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-04 · resigned 2010-02-09

Resigned

MURPHY, Jason→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2010-02-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2014-08-12

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2014-04-29

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2013-10-12

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2013-07-30

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2011-11-03

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2011-10-18

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2011-10-10

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2011-06-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2011-06-05

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2011-06-05

gazette-notice-compulsary

gazette · GAZ1

2011-03-15

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2010-11-10

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2010-11-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address

address · AD01

2010-11-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2010-11-09