CWS (NO 3) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
NI001132 · ltd · incorporated 1937-04-10
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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: low (52/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
28 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
167 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-08-24
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2012-08-24
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2012-05-04
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2012-04-19
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2011-09-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2011-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  7. 2011-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  8. 2011-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  9. 2011-07-22
    ➕
    HUMES, Stephen appointed
    director
  10. 2011-07-22
    ➖
    HULME, Martin Alan resigned
    director
  11. 2011-07-22
    ➖
    WATES, Martyn James resigned
    director
  12. 2011-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2010-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2010-09-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2010-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2010-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2010-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2010-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2010-04-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP03
  20. 2010-04-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  21. 2010-03-26
    ➕
    SELLERS, Caroline Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-03-26
    ➖
    ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-12-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2009-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  25. 2009-12-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  26. 2009-08-22
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    legacy
    accounts · AC(NI)
  27. 2008-10-07
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    legacy
    officers · 296(NI)
  28. 2008-10-07
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    legacy
    officers · 296(NI)
  29. 2008-10-07
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    legacy
    officers · 296(NI)
  30. 2008-10-07
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    legacy
    officers · 296(NI)
  31. 2008-10-07
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    legacy
    officers · 296(NI)
  32. 2008-01-10
    ➕
    CROSSLAND, Anthony Philip James appointed
    director
  33. 2008-01-10
    ➕
    MOYNIHAN, Patrick appointed
    director
  34. 2008-01-10
    ➖
    CWS (NO. 2 ) LIMITED resigned
    secretary
  35. 2008-01-10
    ➕
    ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  36. 2008-01-10
    ➖
    CWS (NO 1) LIMITED resigned
    director
  37. 2008-01-10
    ➕
    HULME, Martin Alan appointed
    director
  38. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    WATES, Martyn James appointed
    director
  39. 2007-07-28
    ➖
    HEWITT, Paul William resigned
    director
  40. 2005-07-15
    ➕
    HEWITT, Paul William appointed
    director
  41. 2005-07-15
    ➖
    RANKIN, Yvonne Rose resigned
    director
  42. 2001-05-14
    ➕
    RANKIN, Yvonne Rose appointed
    director
  43. 2001-05-14
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Christopher Howard Gould resigned
    director
  44. 2000-11-22
    ➖
    MAC DONALD, Alexander Sutherland resigned
    director
  45. 2000-11-22
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Christopher Howard Gould appointed
    director
  46. 1937-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CWS (NO 3) LIMITED
  47. 1937-04-10
    ➕
    CWS (NO. 2 ) LIMITED appointed
    secretary
  48. 1937-04-10
    ➕
    CWS (NO 1) LIMITED appointed
    director
  49. 1937-04-10
    ➕
    MAC DONALD, Alexander Sutherland appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 89 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 ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-08-24

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1937-04-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999

Registered office

Carrickfergus Industrial Centre
75 Belfast Road
Carrickfergus
Co Antrim
BT38 8PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-01-11
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 9 resigned)

SELLERS, Caroline Jane→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-26
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Active
CROSSLAND, Anthony Philip James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUMES, Stephen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOYNIHAN, Patrick→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CWS (NO. 2 ) LIMITED→
secretary · appointed 1937-04-10 · resigned 2008-01-10
Resigned
ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2010-03-26
Resigned
CWS (NO 1) LIMITED→
director · appointed 1937-04-10 · resigned 2008-01-10
Resigned
HEWITT, Paul William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-07-15 · resigned 2007-07-28
Resigned
HULME, Martin Alan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2011-07-22
Resigned
MAC DONALD, Alexander Sutherland→
director · ~83y · appointed 1937-04-10 · resigned 2000-11-22
Resigned
RANKIN, Yvonne Rose→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-14 · resigned 2005-07-15
Resigned
THOMPSON, Christopher Howard Gould→
director · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2001-05-14
Resigned
WATES, Martyn James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2011-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (167 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-08-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-05-04
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-04-19
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-09-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-07-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2010-04-08