COLLECTION POINTS LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 67). 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 (39/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2013-11-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2004-11-15➕DURACK, Sean Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-15➖PATEL, Hiteshkumar Chimanbhai resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-06➖MIU, John Chi Yung resigneddirector
- 2003-06-27➕PATEL, Hiteshkumar Chimanbhai appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-27➖RONALD, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2003-06-27➖RONALD, Paul resigneddirector
- 2000-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs COLLECTION POINTS LIMITED
- 2000-06-01➕PATEL, Hiteshkumar Chimanbhai appointeddirector
- 2000-06-01➕RILEY, Neil Alfred appointeddirector
- 2000-06-01➕RILEY, Neil Alfred appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-01➖RILEY, Neil Alfred resignedsecretary
- 2000-06-01➕RONALD, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-01➕BLOOMSBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-01➖BLOOMSBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-01➕MIU, John Chi Yung appointeddirector
- 2000-06-01➕RONALD, Paul appointeddirector
- 2000-06-01➕BLOOMSBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-06-01➖BLOOMSBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 2013-11-26
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