PADDYWACK PAYDAY LOANS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08665748 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-28
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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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 (47/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-02-03
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2015-02-03
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-10-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2014-10-09
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2014-08-21
    KENNEDY, Benjamin David resigned
    director
  6. 2014-08-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2014-08-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2014-08-20
    BAKER, Andrew Robert resigned
    director
  9. 2013-11-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2013-11-08
    HUGHES, Donal James resigned
    director
  11. 2013-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PADDYWACK PAYDAY LOANS LIMITED
  12. 2013-08-28
    HUGHES, Philip Gerard appointed
    director
  13. 2013-08-28
    BAKER, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2013-08-28
    HUGHES, Donal James appointed
    director
  15. 2013-08-28
    KENNEDY, Benjamin David appointed
    director
  16. 2013-08-28
    📄
    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 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 2015-02-03

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

Swift House Falcon Court
Preston Farm
Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 3TX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
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Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

HUGHES, Philip Gerard
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-08-28
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Active
BAKER, Andrew Robert
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2014-08-20
Resigned
HUGHES, Donal James
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2013-11-08
Resigned
KENNEDY, Benjamin David
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2014-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-02-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-10-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-11-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2013-08-28