DELTA FINANCE UK LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). 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 (46/100)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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2010-05-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-05-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-01-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2008-10-10📄legacydissolution · 652a
- 2008-05-23➕JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-23➖JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-23📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-05-23📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-02-11📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2008-01-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2007-12-18📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-12-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-12-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs DELTA FINANCE UK LIMITED
- 2007-12-11➕MELDRUM, Michael Douglas appointeddirector
- 2007-12-11➕NORRIS, Hilary Maclean appointeddirector
- 2007-12-11➕JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-12-11➕BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-12-11➖BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-12-11📄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.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 2010-05-07
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