CS DEVELOPMENTS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08536955 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-20
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
46/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 46/100 (watch), bankability 60/100. 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 (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
46/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-07-27
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2022-07-27
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2022-04-27
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ13
  4. 2021-05-05
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  5. 2020-03-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2020-03-14
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  7. 2020-03-14
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  8. 2020-03-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2019-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-11-18
    SHAW, Michael resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-01-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2016-11-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2016-06-03
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2016-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-10-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2015-10-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Homes and Communities Agency
  23. 2015-07-03
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  24. 2015-07-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2015-06-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  26. 2014-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2014-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  28. 2014-02-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Wayne Seddon
  29. 2013-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CS DEVELOPMENTS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
  30. 2013-05-20
    WHITAKER, Daren appointed
    director
  31. 2013-05-20
    SHAW, Michael appointed
    secretary

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 13 years.
  • 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 2022-07-27

5 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2022-07-27: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2022-04-27: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

Group structure

Kq Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kq Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CS DEVELOPMENTS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
This company · 08536955

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kq Developments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2013-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A 4AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2019-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

WHITAKER, Daren
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-05-20
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Active
SHAW, Michael
secretary · appointed 2013-05-20 · resigned 2019-11-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Homes and Communities Agency
A registered charge1 property16/10/201504/11/2016
satisfied
Wayne Seddon
A registered charge1 property10/02/201403/07/2015

Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2022-07-27
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2022-04-27
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2021-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-16
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2020-03-14
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2020-03-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-01-31