PURPLEFIELD CONSULTING LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
10485167 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-17
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
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-04-09
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2019-04-09
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-01-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2019-01-10
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2018-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2017-11-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2017-06-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2016-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PURPLEFIELD CONSULTING LTD
  9. 2016-11-17
    ABITEBOUL, Jean Pierre appointed
    director
  10. 2016-11-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 2019-04-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jean Abiteboul
Individual · French · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

5 Elstree Gate
Elstree Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2017-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

ABITEBOUL, Jean Pierre
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-11-17
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-04-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-01-22
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-06-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2016-11-17