10761645 LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation
10761645 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-09
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
34/100
Pass
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 34/100 (pass), bankability 20/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
34/100Pass
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Clear signal to pass. Time better spent elsewhere unless you have a specific strategic angle.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
5
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-05-31
Average employees600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 insolvency
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ14
  2. 2025-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-21
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  4. 2025-03-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-03-21
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
    insolvency · LIQ02
  6. 2025-02-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-08-07
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-07-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-17
    BOUABDA, Abd-El-Krim resigned
    secretary
  12. 2023-05-17
    BOUABDA, Abd-El-Krim resigned
    director
  13. 2023-05-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2023-05-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-05-09
    VAN DER WERFF, Dirk resigned
    director
  16. 2023-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-09-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-09-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2022-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-04-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-07-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2020-07-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  26. 2018-09-22
    VAN DER WERFF, Dirk appointed
    director
  27. 2018-09-21
    VAN DER WERFF, Dirk resigned
    director
  28. 2018-06-21
    GRIFFITHS, Ian resigned
    director
  29. 2017-09-06
    BOUABDA, Abd-El-Krim appointed
    secretary
  30. 2017-09-06
    VAN DER WERFF, Dirk resigned
    secretary
  31. 2017-09-06
    GRIFFITHS, Ian appointed
    director
  32. 2017-09-04
    BOUABDA, Abd-El-Krim appointed
    director
  33. 2017-05-24
    HEALEY, Paul appointed
    director
  34. 2017-05-23
    HARTLEY, Stephen appointed
    director
  35. 2017-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 10761645 LTD
  36. 2017-05-09
    VAN DER WERFF, Dirk appointed
    secretary
  37. 2017-05-09
    VAN DER WERFF, Dirk appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

4 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-05-24

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

3 insolvency-related filings on record
high

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

Evidence: 2026-04-20: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting; 2025-03-21: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abd-El-Krim Bouabda
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
2550%
board control25-50% shares · board control04/09/2017
Mr Dirk Van Der Werff
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
2550%
board control25-50% shares · board control09/05/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Griffithsceased 11/05/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Paul Healeyceased 11/05/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Stephen Hartleyceased 11/05/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

C/O BEGBIES TRAYNOR
Level Q Sheraton House Surtees Way Surtess Business Park
Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 3HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-05-24OVERDUE
Last: 2023-05-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HARTLEY, Stephen
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-05-23
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Active
HEALEY, Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-05-24
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Active
BOUABDA, Abd-El-Krim
secretary · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2023-05-17
Resigned
VAN DER WERFF, Dirk
secretary · appointed 2017-05-09 · resigned 2017-09-06
Resigned
BOUABDA, Abd-El-Krim
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-09-04 · resigned 2023-05-17
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Ian
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2018-06-21
Resigned
VAN DER WERFF, Dirk
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-09-22 · resigned 2023-05-09
Resigned
VAN DER WERFF, Dirk
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-09 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ14
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-21
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2025-03-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-21
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · LIQ02
2025-03-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21