WENTWORTH MEDIA LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08141290 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-12
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
60/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
24 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-06-18
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2013-06-18
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-03-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2013-02-19
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2012-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WENTWORTH MEDIA LIMITED
  6. 2012-07-12
    LEWIS, William appointed
    secretary
  7. 2012-07-12
    LEWIS, William appointed
    director
  8. 2012-07-12
    NICOLI, Eric Luciano appointed
    director
  9. 2012-07-12
    WAWMAN, Richard Charles appointed
    director
  10. 2012-07-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 2013-06-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

23 Oakdene
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0BU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
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Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

LEWIS, William
secretary · appointed 2012-07-12
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LEWIS, William
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-07-12
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NICOLI, Eric Luciano
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-07-12
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WAWMAN, Richard Charles
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-07-12
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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-06-18
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-03-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-02-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-07-12