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⚰️Wound downliquidation

07324296 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-07-23

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£275.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

52/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (6 active, 29 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

52/100Worth 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

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £275,506

Net assets shrinking

Down £25,474 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£276k

↓ 8.5% YoY

Current Assets

£300k

↓ 2.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£275.5k	£301.0k
Current assets	£300.4k	£308.8k
Net assets	£275.5k	£301.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 insolvency

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 insolvency
• 1 resolution
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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liquidation-disclaimer-notice
insolvency · NDISC
2026-03-10
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liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2026-03-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-10
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liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · LIQ02
2026-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
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BROOKS, Susan Roberta appointed
director
2024-04-09
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HAMMOND, Tina Jane appointed
director
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-04
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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EVANS, Jonathan David appointed
director
2021-08-12
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SAINSBURY, Colin Michael appointed
director
2021-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-29
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PATCH, Lorraine resigned
director
2020-03-30
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WOOLDRIDGE, Roger John appointed
director
2020-03-30
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BAIC, Susan Maryse resigned
director
2020-03-30
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PATCH, Lorraine appointed
director
2020-03-30
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SHOEMAKE, Angelina Bridget resigned
director
2017-08-24
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-08-24
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-05-24
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-05-24
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-05-19
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VICKER, Kevin John resigned
director
2017-03-30
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SHOEMAKE, Angelina Bridget appointed
director
2016-08-27
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-08-27
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-12-31
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APPERLEY, Karen resigned
director
2015-12-31
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JONES, Suzanne resigned
director
2015-12-31
➖
MELANOPHY, Stephen Damien resigned
director
2015-08-31
➕
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-08-24
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-11-01
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GUY, Voirrey Sheela resigned
director
2014-09-02
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JONES, Suzanne appointed
director
2013-11-03
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APPERLEY, Karen appointed
director
2013-11-03
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BAIC, Susan Maryse appointed
director
2013-11-03
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GUY, Voirrey Sheela appointed
director
2013-11-03
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MELANOPHY, Stephen Damien appointed
director
2013-09-11
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JENKINS, Matthew resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 high · 1 low

Company in liquidation

high

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

3 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2026-04-27: liquidation-disclaimer-notice; 2026-03-10: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Andrew Goodway Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	23/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mark Andrew Goodwayceased 04/12/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-07-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Btg Begbies Traynlor, Levelq, Sheraton House Surtees Way

Surtees Business Park

Stockton-On-Tees

TS18 3HR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23