PLANET WHEELS (NAPHILL) LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

10894648 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-02

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

—

year to Aug 2020

Net worth

£62.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

47/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. 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: 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). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

47/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £62,703

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£63k

Current Assets

£51k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2020-08-31
Total assets	£29.1k
Current assets	£50.8k
Net assets	£62.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-10-25
⚠️
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2025-10-25
🏁
Company dissolved
2025-07-25
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ14
2024-08-23
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2024-07-19
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-07
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · LIQ02
2023-07-07
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-07
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2023-07-07
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-11
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-01-31
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-13
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-06-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-09
➖
GUARINO, Eraldo resigned
director
2019-05-09
➖
GUARINO, Maria resigned
director
2019-05-09
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-05
➕
COCKLE, Joanna appointed
director
2018-04-05
➖
GUAZINO, Maria resigned
secretary
2018-04-05
➕
GUARINO, Maria appointed
director
2018-04-05
➖
O'KEFFE, Noel resigned
director
2017-08-02
🏢
Company incorporated
As PLANET WHEELS (NAPHILL) LTD
2017-08-02
➕
COCKLE, Neil appointed
director
2017-08-02
➕
GUAZINO, Maria appointed
secretary
2017-08-02
➕
DUKE, Michael appointed
director
2017-08-02
➖
DUKE, Michael resigned
director
2017-08-02
➕
GUARINO, Eraldo appointed
director
2017-08-02
➕
O'KEFFE, Noel appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 2025-10-25

5 insolvency-related filings on record

high

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

Evidence: 2025-10-25: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2025-07-25: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Neil Alfred Cockle Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	13/06/2020

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

Incorporated2017-08-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Suite 501 Unit 2

94a Wycliffe Road

Northampton

NN1 5JF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2020-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2023-03-13

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

COCKLE, Joanna→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-04-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COCKLE, Neil→

director · ~69y · appointed 2017-08-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GUAZINO, Maria→

secretary · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2018-04-05

Resigned

DUKE, Michael→

director · ~67y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2017-08-02

Resigned

GUARINO, Eraldo→

director · ~78y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2019-05-09

Resigned

GUARINO, Maria→

director · ~65y · appointed 2018-04-05 · resigned 2019-05-09

Resigned

O'KEFFE, Noel→

director · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2018-04-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2025-10-25

liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

insolvency · LIQ14

2025-07-25

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

insolvency · LIQ03

2024-08-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-07-19

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs

insolvency · LIQ02

2023-07-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-07-07

liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

insolvency · 600

2023-07-07

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-07-07

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-13

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2023-02-11

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-01-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2022-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-28