MELROSE COURT (CARDIFF) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

07452235 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-26

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

—

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Opportunity

51/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

51/100Worth 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2017-01-26
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2017-01-26
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Company dissolved
2016-10-26
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2016-10-20
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2016-09-30
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2016-09-30
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liquidation-voluntary-cease-to-act-as-liquidator
insolvency · 4.40
2016-01-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-10-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-10-16
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2015-10-16
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2015-10-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2014-12-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-02-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-02-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-02-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-01-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2013-01-02
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-12-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-02-08
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2011-02-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-02-03
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2011-02-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-02-02
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2011-01-18
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BISS, Edgar Leslie appointed
director
2011-01-18
➕
RENDELL, Paul John appointed
director
2010-11-26
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Company incorporated
As MELROSE COURT (CARDIFF) LIMITED
2010-11-26
➕
SOPHER, Jon Andrew Victor appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-01-26

7 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2017-01-26: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2016-10-26: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-11-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Two Snowhill

Birmingham

B4 6GA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2013-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

BISS, Edgar Leslie→

director · ~91y · appointed 2011-01-18

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Active

RENDELL, Paul John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-01-18

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Active

SOPHER, Jon Andrew Victor→

director · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-26

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Recent filings (29 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2017-01-26

liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

insolvency · 4.71

2016-10-26

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

insolvency · 4.68

2016-10-20

liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

insolvency · 600

2016-09-30

liquidation-voluntary-cease-to-act-as-liquidator

insolvency · 4.40

2016-09-30

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

address · AD01

2016-01-03

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

address · AD01

2015-10-21

liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency

insolvency · 4.70

2015-10-16

liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

insolvency · 600

2015-10-16

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2015-10-16

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

annual-return · AR01

2014-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2014-07-07

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

address · AD01

2014-02-14

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

annual-return · AR01

2014-02-14

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

address · AD01

2014-02-14