EARLES COURT LTD
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06877188 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-14
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
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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 (65/100, director aged 64). 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 (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
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
85
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2011-11-22📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-11-22🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-08-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-01📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2010-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-05-08📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-05-08📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-05-08📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-04-20➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2009-04-20📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs EARLES COURT LTD
- 2009-04-14➕GORRIE WHITSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-04-14➕LOPACKA, Josephine appointeddirector
- 2009-04-14➕LOPACKI, Max appointeddirector
- 2009-04-14➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2009-04-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
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 64. 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 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 2011-11-22
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999
Registered office
18 Hand Court
London
WC1V 6JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
GORRIE WHITSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-14
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LOPACKA, Josephine→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-04-14
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LOPACKI, Max→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-14
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2009-04-20
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-11-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-01-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2010-09-04
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-09-01
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2010-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-08-10
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-05-08
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-05-08
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-05-08
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-04-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2009-04-14