SWAN HALO LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
07869764 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-02
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
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (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 (48/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-03-18
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2014-03-18
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-12-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2013-08-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2013-08-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2013-06-30
    GRANT, Roger resigned
    director
  7. 2013-02-21
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2012-09-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2012-08-13
    JONES, Daniel resigned
    director
  10. 2012-05-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2012-01-10
    GRANT, Roger appointed
    director
  12. 2011-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SWAN HALO LIMITED
  13. 2011-12-02
    PIPER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  14. 2011-12-02
    JONES, Daniel appointed
    director
  15. 2011-12-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 2014-03-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

1 Station Hill
Bures
Suffolk
CO8 5DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

PIPER, Andrew James
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-12-02
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Active
GRANT, Roger
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2013-06-30
Resigned
JONES, Daniel
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-12-02 · resigned 2012-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2014-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2013-12-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2013-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-08-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-05-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2011-12-02