CAR WARRANTY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
NI012286 · ltd · incorporated 1977-09-28
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 47.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 47.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (40 events)Click to expand
- 2012-08-17📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-08-17🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2012-07-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2012-06-30➖AGNEW, Philip William resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-30➖AGNEW, Philip William resigneddirector
- 2012-04-27📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-04-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-01-26📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2012-01-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2012-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-01-10➕COLLINSON, Adam appointeddirector
- 2012-01-10➖AGNEW, David Isaac resigneddirector
- 2011-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-07-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2010-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2009-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-22📄legacyannual-return · 371S(NI)
- 2008-10-30📄legacyaccounts · AC(NI)
- 2008-07-07📄legacyannual-return · 371S(NI)
- 2007-10-30📄legacyaccounts · AC(NI)
- 2007-07-17📄legacyannual-return · 371S(NI)
- 2007-06-22➕AGNEW, Philip William appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-22➖MURRAY, James Peter resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-22➕AGNEW, Philip William appointeddirector
- 2007-06-22➖MURRAY, James Peter resigneddirector
- 1979-06-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 1977-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CAR WARRANTY LIMITED
- 1977-09-28➕MURRAY, James Peter appointedsecretary
- 1977-09-28➕AGNEW, David Isaac appointeddirector
- 1977-09-28➕MURRAY, James Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-08-17
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AME (NI) LIMITED→ NI067369 · est 2007 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 70y |
| ANNALONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI029070 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | 83 | 63y |
| BELFAST CITY VINEYARD CHURCH→ NI060526 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.29M | — | 19y | 83 | 74y |
| BRACKAGHREILLY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI044042 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | 83 | 84y |
| BROUGHSHANE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI010840 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | 83 | 86y |
| COA COMMUNITY GROUP→ NI604118 · est 2010 | — | — | £4.5k | — | 15y | 83 | 76y |
| CONNECT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP→ NI053634 · est 2005 | — | — | £330.3k | — | 21y | 83 | 77y |
| CROMAC REGENERATION INITIATIVE C.I.C.→ NI604163 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 67y |
| DENROY PLASTICS LIMITED→ NI012112 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | 83 | 77y |
| DROMBOUGHIL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION→ NI047312 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 1 | 22y | 83 | 73y |
| FALLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL LIMITED→ NI041704 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 83 | 81y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-09-28
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999
Registered office
18 Boucher Way
Belfast
BT12 6RE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)
COLLINSON, Adam→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AGNEW, Philip William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-22 · resigned 2012-06-30
MURRAY, James Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1977-09-28 · resigned 2007-06-22
AGNEW, David Isaac→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1977-09-28 · resigned 2012-01-10
AGNEW, Philip William→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2007-06-22 · resigned 2012-06-30
MURRAY, James Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1977-09-28 · resigned 2007-06-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/06/1979 | 19/01/2012 |
Recent filings (101 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2012-07-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-04-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-04-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-01-31
legacy
mortgage · MG02
2012-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-01-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-08-15
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-07-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2011-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-09-17