SWAN FIRE SOFTWARE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
07466016 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-10
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-03-19
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2024-03-19
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-01-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2023-12-22
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2023-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2015-01-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2010-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SWAN FIRE SOFTWARE LIMITED
  21. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    HARE, Richard appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    HARE, Catherine Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    HARE, Richard Warren appointed
    director
  24. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    HARVEY, Stephen Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-03-19

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Ann Hare
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Mr Richard Warren Hare
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Sunnyside Main Street
Gawcott
Buckingham
MK18 4HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

HARE, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-10
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Active
HARE, Catherine Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-12-10
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Active
HARE, Richard Warren→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-12-10
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Active
HARVEY, Stephen Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-12-10
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Recent filings (32 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-01-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-14