RINGWOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 49/100 (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: 2 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (45/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2017-01-30📄dissolution-closure-of-uk-establishment-and-overseas-companydissolution · OSDS01
- 2017-01-30🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-11-16⚠️liquidation-appointment-of-liquidator-overseasinsolvency · OSLQ01
- 2016-11-16⚠️liquidation-winding-up-overseasinsolvency · OSLQ03
- 2015-01-13📄termination-person-authorised-overseas-companyofficers · OSTM03
- 2015-01-13📄termination-person-authorised-overseas-companyofficers · OSTM03
- 2015-01-13📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · OSTM01
- 2014-11-18📄change-company-details-overseas-company-with-change-detailsother · OSCH02
- 2014-11-12➖ROGERS, Julian Edwin resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31📄termination-person-authorised-overseas-companyofficers · OSTM03
- 2013-12-31📄termination-person-authorised-overseas-companyofficers · OSTM03
- 2013-12-31📄termination-person-authorised-overseas-companyofficers · OSTM03
- 2013-12-31📄termination-person-authorised-overseas-companyofficers · OSTM03
- 2013-12-19📄appoint-person-director-overseas-companyofficers · OSAP01
- 2013-12-19📄appoint-person-director-overseas-companyofficers · OSAP01
- 2013-12-19📄appoint-person-authorised-represent-overseas-company-with-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP05
- 2013-12-19📄appoint-person-authorised-accept-overseas-company-with-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP07
- 2013-12-19📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-nameofficers · OSTM01
- 2013-12-19📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-nameofficers · OSTM01
- 2013-12-19📄appoint-person-authorised-represent-overseas-company-with-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP05
- 2013-12-19📄appoint-person-authorised-accept-overseas-company-with-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP07
- 2013-09-30➕NUNN, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2013-09-30➖LUKE, Ian Richard resigneddirector
- 2013-09-30➖RODRIGUEZ, Antonio Ramon resigneddirector
- 2013-09-30➕ROGERS, Julian Edwin appointeddirector
- 2011-12-21📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-nameofficers · OSTM01
- 2011-12-21📄appoint-person-director-overseas-companyofficers · OSAP01
- 2011-12-21📄termination-person-authorised-overseas-companyofficers · OSTM03
- 2011-12-21📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-nameofficers · OSTM01
- 2011-11-18➖THOMSON, Scott Mcfarlane resigneddirector
- 2011-10-05📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-nameofficers · OSTM01
- 2011-08-31➖TOBIN, Alexis Edward resigneddirector
- 2011-08-19📄change-company-details-overseas-companyother · OSCH02
- 2011-08-01➕TOBIN, Alexis Edward appointeddirector
- 2011-06-22➕LUKE, Ian Richard appointeddirector
- 2011-06-07➖PEREIRA, Vivian Ambrose resigneddirector
- 2010-08-31➕HOOK, Robert Dyllan appointeddirector
- 2010-08-31➖LETT, James William resigneddirector
- 2009-09-25➕RODRIGUEZ, Antonio Ramon appointeddirector
- 2009-09-24➖PETTIT, Timothy John resigneddirector
- 2009-03-27➖WALKERS SPV LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-10-30➕THOMSON, Scott Mcfarlane appointeddirector
- 2008-09-30➖PATTINSON, Simon Timothy resigneddirector
- 2007-12-28➕WALKERS SPV LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-12-28➕LETT, James William appointeddirector
- 2007-12-28➕PATTINSON, Simon Timothy appointeddirector
- 2007-12-28➕PEREIRA, Vivian Ambrose appointeddirector
- 2007-12-28➕PETTIT, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 2007-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs RINGWOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2016-11-16: liquidation-appointment-of-liquidator-overseas; 2016-11-16: liquidation-winding-up-overseas
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