HAMMOND PROJECT CONTROL SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2011-03-08📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-03-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-11-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-08-01📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2009-05-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2008-05-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-05-30📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-05-18📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-05-18📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-05-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs HAMMOND PROJECT CONTROL SERVICES LTD
- 2007-04-26➕HAMMOND, Moira Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-26➕HAMMOND, William appointeddirector
- 2007-04-26➕JM TAYLOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-26➖JM TAYLOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-26➕RODGER, Marie Lyn appointeddirector
- 2007-04-26➖RODGER, Marie Lyn resigneddirector
- 2007-04-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAMMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-03-08
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