BRITENIGHT LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08601621 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-09
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
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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 (51/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth 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
50
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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-10-11
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2016-10-11
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-07-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2016-07-16
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2016-07-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2015-09-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2015-09-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2015-07-10
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2015-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2014-07-21
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2013-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRITENIGHT LIMITED
  12. 2013-07-09
    KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace appointed
    director
  13. 2013-07-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-10-11

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Jubilee House
East Beach
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 5FT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2014-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-09
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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-10-11
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-07-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-07-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-09-04
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2013-07-09