FREELANCE WORLD CIS LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). 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 (51/100)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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 2010-09-24📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-09-24🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-04📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-05-24📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2009-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-11-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2009-10-26➖ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigneddirector
- 2009-07-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2009-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs FREELANCE WORLD CIS LIMITED
- 2009-06-11➕GORDON, Alfred Alastair appointeddirector
- 2009-06-11➕MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointeddirector
- 2009-06-11➕ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointeddirector
- 2009-06-11📄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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 2010-09-24
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