ROSS & BONNYMAN XL LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, 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 (50/100)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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2014-05-16📄gazette-dissolved-compulsarygazette · GAZ2
- 2014-05-16🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-01-24📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2013-01-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-06-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2012-05-28➖COWIE, Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2012-03-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2012-03-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2012-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-03-12➕COWIE, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-12➖STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2012-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2012-02-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-02-10➕LAIRD, Colin appointeddirector
- 2012-02-10➖NEILSON, Ewan Craig resignednominee-director
- 2012-02-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2012-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ROSS & BONNYMAN XL LIMITED
- 2012-01-25➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-01-25➕NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointednominee-director
- 2012-01-25📄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 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 2014-05-16
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