POLEPLATE STUDIOS UK LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

07232557 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-22

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

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fitness facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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 (46/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth 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 (37 events)Click to expand

2014-06-17
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-06-17
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Company dissolved
2014-03-04
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-02-20
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-16
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ROBERTS, Beth resigned
director
2014-01-16
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ROBERTS, Beth resigned
director
2014-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-06-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-08-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-08-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-07-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-10-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-05-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-20
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officers · AP01
2010-07-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-08
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2010-07-08
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2010-07-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-06-15
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DORMER, Rachael Anne appointed
director
2010-06-15
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DORMER, Rachael Anne appointed
director
2010-06-15
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HALLIWELL, Mark resigned
director
2010-06-15
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ROBERTS, Beth appointed
director
2010-06-15
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ROBERTS, Beth appointed
director
2010-06-15
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HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2010-04-22
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Company incorporated
As POLEPLATE STUDIOS UK LIMITED
2010-04-22
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HALLIWELL, Mark appointed
director
2010-04-22
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HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 2014-06-17

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-04-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

201 Chapel Street

Salford

Lancashire

M3 5EQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2013-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

DORMER, Rachael Anne→

director · ~40y · appointed 2010-06-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DORMER, Rachael Anne→

director · ~40y · appointed 2010-06-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALLIWELL, Mark→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-04-22 · resigned 2010-06-15

Resigned

ROBERTS, Beth→

director · ~40y · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2014-01-16

Resigned

ROBERTS, Beth→

director · ~40y · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2014-01-16

Resigned

HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-04-22 · resigned 2010-06-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2014-06-17

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2014-03-04

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2014-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2014-01-17

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2014-01-16

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2014-01-16

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

annual-return · AR01

2013-06-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2013-02-04

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

annual-return · AR01

2012-08-29

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

address · AD01

2012-08-17

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

address · AD01

2012-07-13

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

address · AD01

2011-10-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2011-09-26

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

annual-return · AR01

2011-05-19

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2010-07-20