EXCHANGELAW (488) LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (48/100)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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2013-10-04📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2013-10-04🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-06-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2012-10-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2012-10-18➖SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs EXCHANGELAW (488) LIMITED
- 2012-02-17➕LOVE, Alan appointeddirector
- 2012-02-17➕WORMSER, Alan appointeddirector
- 2012-02-17➕WORMSER, David appointeddirector
- 2012-02-17➕SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-02-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 2013-10-04
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