THE TASTE OF CORNWALL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

04425071 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-25

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 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 (50 events)Click to expand

2018-09-25
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-09-25
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Company dissolved
2018-07-10
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-06-28
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dissolution · DS01
2018-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-12
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annual-return · AR01
2016-05-12
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officers · TM01
2016-01-29
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address · AD01
2016-01-29
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accounts · AA
2016-01-29
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officers · AP03
2016-01-29
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officers · TM02
2016-01-01
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HICKS, Kevin John appointed
secretary
2016-01-01
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REED, Thomas Paul resigned
secretary
2015-11-23
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REED, Thomas Paul resigned
director
2015-06-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-22
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officers · TM01
2015-05-22
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officers · TM01
2015-03-05
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ROGERS, Simon resigned
director
2015-03-05
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SIMMONS, David John resigned
director
2014-11-11
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accounts · AA
2014-04-28
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annual-return · AR01
2013-09-06
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accounts · AA
2013-05-13
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annual-return · AR01
2013-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-05-28
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annual-return · AR01
2011-06-15
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capital · SH01
2011-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-05-13
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annual-return · AR01
2010-09-21
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COVENTRY, Terence John resigned
director
2007-12-01
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LAYTON, David resigned
secretary
2007-12-01
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REED, Thomas Paul appointed
secretary
2007-12-01
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LAYTON, David resigned
director
2007-12-01
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REED, Thomas Paul appointed
director
2007-04-18
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OLDRIEVE, Graham Owen Frank appointed
director
2005-01-31
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BOWER, John Maurice resigned
director
2002-05-29
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RICHARDS, Anthony James appointed
director
2002-05-29
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WARREN, Philip David appointed
director
2002-05-29
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BOWER, John Maurice appointed
director
2002-05-29
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COVENTRY, Terence John appointed
director
2002-05-29
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LAYTON, David appointed
director
2002-05-29
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ROGERS, Simon appointed
director
2002-05-29
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SIMMONS, David John appointed
director
2002-04-25
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Company incorporated
As THE TASTE OF CORNWALL LIMITED
2002-04-25
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JONES, Robert Elwyn appointed
director
2002-04-25
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LAYTON, David appointed
secretary
2002-04-25
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CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-25
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CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-25
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CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
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2002-04-25
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CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 2018-09-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graham Owen Frank Oldrieve Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-04-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Estate Office

Tregothnan

Truro

Cornwall

TR2 4AN

England

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2017-04-30

Confirmation statement

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