PRESS COIN PLC

⚰️Wound downdissolved
11040713 · plc · incorporated 2017-10-31
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
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58141Publishing of learned journals
  • 58190Other publishing activities
  • 59113Television programme production activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth 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
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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-03-26
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2019-03-26
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-01-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-12-17
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2018-12-01
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2018-12-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2017-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PRESS COIN PLC
  8. 2017-10-31
    CONSUL, Ankur appointed
    director
  9. 2017-10-31
    RATHORE, Amit appointed
    director
  10. 2017-10-31
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2017-10-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 2019-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amit Rathore
Individual · American · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/10/2017
Mr Ankur Consul
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/10/2017

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeplc
Incorporated2017-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

5 Jupiter House Calleva Park
Aldermaston
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 8NN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

CONSUL, Ankur
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-10-31
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Active
RATHORE, Amit
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-10-31
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Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2018-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-03-26
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-01-08
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-12-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-12-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2017-10-31