TSLINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2015-07-31📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2015-07-31🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-04-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-06-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-04-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-09-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2011-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs TSLINGS LIMITED
- 2011-05-27➕DUNBAR, Martin James appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27➕GARRETT, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 15 years.
- 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 2015-07-31
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