EQUITIX MA 1 W&B HOLDINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
12545321 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-02
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
75
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. 2021-10-05
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2021-10-05
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2021-07-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2021-07-09
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EQUITIX MA 1 W&B HOLDINGS LIMITED
  6. 2020-04-02
    CROSSLEY, Hugh Barnabas appointed
    director
  7. 2020-04-02
    JACKSON, Geoffrey Allan appointed
    director
  8. 2020-04-02
    JONES, Sion Laurence appointed
    director
  9. 2020-04-02
    SMITH, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  10. 2020-04-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 2021-10-05

Group structure

Equitix Ma Infrastructure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Equitix Ma Infrastructure Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
EQUITIX MA 1 W&B HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 12545321

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Equitix Ma Infrastructure Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

3rd Floor, South Building
200 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HD
United Kingdom

Filing status

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

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

CROSSLEY, Hugh Barnabas
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-04-02
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Active
JACKSON, Geoffrey Allan
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-04-02
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Active
JONES, Sion Laurence
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-04-02
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Active
SMITH, Jonathan Charles
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-04-02
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-10-05
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-07-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-02