TASTE OF THE TOWN COMPANY

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04099016 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-10-30

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 9305

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (11 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2011-07-26
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-07-26
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Company dissolved
2011-04-12
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-03-31
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dissolution · DS01
2010-11-09
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annual-return · AR01
2010-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-11-10
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annual-return · AR01
2009-11-10
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address · AD03
2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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address · AD02
2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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officers · CH01
2009-05-14
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accounts · AA
2008-11-20
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-05-02
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accounts · AA
2008-04-03
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officers · 288a
2008-02-19
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WHITTLE, Mark Joseph appointed
director
2007-11-12
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officers · 288b
2007-11-12
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-11-12
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legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2007-10-18
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PRICE, Catrin Powys resigned
director
2006-06-22
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SEDGLEY, Graham David appointed
director
2006-06-22
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ARROWSMITH, Richard resigned
director
2006-06-22
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PRICE, Catrin Powys appointed
director
2005-06-16
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DOCKSEY, Nicola Tuesday appointed
director
2005-06-16
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ROBERTS, Tena Lee appointed
director
2005-06-16
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MAXTED, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2005-02-11
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HOLLINS, Charlotte Rebecca appointed
director
2004-06-28
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NETTING, David Charles resigned
director
2002-10-07
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WILLIAMS, Janet Eileen appointed
director
2002-10-07
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GOWER, Roger resigned
director
2002-10-07
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MAXTED, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2002-02-26
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ATKEY, Philippa Brigid appointed
secretary
2002-02-26
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PIMLOTT, Patricia Mary appointed
director
2002-02-26
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HOPKINS, Jeffrey Sidney resigned
secretary
2001-12-28
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BEAVER, Christina Maria resigned
director
2001-05-14
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ARROWSMITH, Richard appointed
director
2001-04-30
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GOWER, Roger appointed
director
2001-02-20
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CORDUKES, Alison Joanne resigned
director
2001-01-30
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BARRON, Paul Andrew resigned
director
2000-10-30
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Company incorporated
As TASTE OF THE TOWN COMPANY
2000-10-30
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HEGARTY, John Robert appointed
director
2000-10-30
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HOPKINS, Jeffrey Sidney appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-07-26

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2000-10-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC9305 — SIC 9305

Registered office

18 Frogmore Road

Market Drayton

Shropshire

TF9 3AX

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2009-10-31

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