TIFFANY LAMPS UK LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
13071995 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-09
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
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth 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
55
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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-05-07
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2024-05-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-02-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2024-02-10
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-12-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-27
    COOKE, Robert Andrew resigned
    director
  9. 2021-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-01-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-01-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2021-01-01
    COOKE, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TIFFANY LAMPS UK LTD
  14. 2020-12-09
    COOKE, Benjamin Thomas appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 2024-05-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Thomas Cooke
Individual · English · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/12/2020

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
Incorporated2020-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

13 Ironmonger Court
Neath Hill
Milton Keynes
MK14 6JS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2022-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

COOKE, Benjamin Thomas
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-12-09
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Active
COOKE, Robert Andrew
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2021-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-05-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-02-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-12-09