OPEN AND DIRECT INSURANCE SERVICES (NEWTOWNARDS) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
NI037157 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-18
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 72/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-11-07
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2014-11-07
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-07-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2014-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2014-07-22
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    officers · TM02
  6. 2014-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2014-07-18
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  8. 2014-07-08
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    PLUMER, Christian Charles appointed
    secretary
  9. 2014-07-08
    ➕
    PLUMER, Christian Charles appointed
    director
  10. 2014-07-08
    ➖
    DESRAY, Georges resigned
    secretary
  11. 2014-07-08
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    DESRAY, Georges resigned
    director
  12. 2014-07-01
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  13. 2013-10-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2013-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2012-10-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-06-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2012-06-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2012-05-31
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    DESRAY, Georges appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-05-31
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    HARGREAVES, Sally Anne resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2012-02-23
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    second-filing-of-form-with-form-type
    document-replacement · RP04
  24. 2012-02-23
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    document-replacement · RP04
  25. 2012-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2012-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2012-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2012-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2012-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2012-01-01
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    BARDET, Christophe Marie Fred appointed
    director
  31. 2012-01-01
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    BELLRINGER, Charles Albert John appointed
    director
  32. 2012-01-01
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    BELLRINGER, Charles Albert John resigned
    director
  33. 2012-01-01
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    CLARE, Anthony Peter resigned
    director
  34. 2012-01-01
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    DESRAY, Georges appointed
    director
  35. 2012-01-01
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    HALPIN, Peter Joseph resigned
    director
  36. 2011-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  37. 2011-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  38. 2010-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  39. 2009-01-08
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    CUGGY, Victoria Louise resigned
    secretary
  40. 2009-01-08
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    HARGREAVES, Sally Anne appointed
    secretary
  41. 2009-01-08
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    CLARE, Anthony Peter appointed
    director
  42. 2009-01-08
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    HALPIN, Peter Joseph appointed
    director
  43. 2009-01-08
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    MCEVOY, Colin Alexander resigned
    director
  44. 2009-01-08
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    POTTS, Nicholas resigned
    director
  45. 2009-01-08
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    UTLEY, Neil Alan resigned
    director
  46. 2008-11-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  47. 2008-11-03
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    GRIFFIN, Steven Terence Hunter resigned
    secretary
  48. 2007-08-31
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    GRIFFIN, Steven Terence Hunter appointed
    secretary
  49. 2007-03-29
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    BRADY, Gareth Michael resigned
    director
  50. 2007-02-21
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    UTLEY, Neil Alan appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 2014-11-07

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-18
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Regent Street
Newtownards
Co. Down
BT23 4AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 19 resigned)

PLUMER, Christian Charles→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-08
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Active
BARDET, Christophe Marie Fred→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-01
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Active
PLUMER, Christian Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUGGY, Victoria Louise→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2009-01-08
Resigned
DESRAY, Georges→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-31 · resigned 2014-07-08
Resigned
FARMER, Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 2007-01-17
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Steven Terence Hunter→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2008-11-03
Resigned
HARGREAVES, Sally Anne→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-08 · resigned 2012-05-31
Resigned
BELLRINGER, Charles Albert John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
BRADY, Gareth Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2007-03-29
Resigned
CLARE, Anthony Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-08 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
DESRAY, Georges→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2014-07-08
Resigned
DOYLE, Joseph→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2002-09-13
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Paul Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-01-07 · resigned 2000-02-28
Resigned
FISHER, Glenn→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
HALPIN, Peter Joseph→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-01-08 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
KANE, Dorothy May→
director · ~90y · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 1999-11-15
Resigned
MCEVOY, Colin Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2009-01-08
Resigned
MCNEILL, Eleanor Shirley→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 1999-11-15
Resigned
POTTS, Nicholas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2009-01-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Governor And / Of Scotland / Old Broad Street
Mortgage or charge1 property30/04/200217/11/2008
satisfied
120 Malone Road / BT9 5HT / Viridian Group
120 Malone Road / BT9 5HT / Viridian Group PLC
Mortgage or charge1 property30/04/200225/10/2006

Recent filings (108 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-11-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2014-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-07-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2014-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-07-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-07-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-07-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-10-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-09-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2012-06-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2012-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-03-08