STERICILE LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC478053 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20

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 · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

·Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

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

—

year to Jun 2023

Net worth

£598.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

56/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20590

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 56/100 (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 (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £598,124

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£598k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-06-30
Total assets	£0
Net assets	£598.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2023-09-26
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-09-26
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Company dissolved
2023-07-11
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-07-01
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
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MARTIN, Stephen resigned
director
2022-12-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-01
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MARTIN, Stephen appointed
director
2021-05-28
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capital · SH01
2021-05-27
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-10
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STEWART, Allan resigned
director
2020-07-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-05-20
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Company incorporated
As STERICILE LTD
2014-05-20
➕
MULVEY, Paul appointed
director
2014-05-20
➕
STEWART, Allan 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

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

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 12 years.
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 2023-09-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Mulvey Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	20/05/2016

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

Incorporated2014-05-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590

Registered office

1 Lower Ground

North Claremont Street

Glasgow

G3 7NR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2023-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

MULVEY, Paul→

director · ~50y · appointed 2014-05-20

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Active

MARTIN, Stephen→

director · ~34y · appointed 2021-11-01 · resigned 2023-02-10

Resigned

STEWART, Allan→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2020-10-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2023-09-26

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2023-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-01

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2023-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-01

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-06-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-02-21

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-21

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2021-05-28

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2021-05-27