86-88 BANNER STREET FREEHOLD CO. LTD
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01➖PARKINSON, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2026-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-24➕BONATHAN, Jennifer Ann appointeddirector
- 2012-10-24➕PARKINSON, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2012-09-11➖ZIVIANI, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2012-02-03➕FOWLER, Charles John appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-07➕ZIVIANI, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2008-05-23➖MILLER, William Rothwell resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-25➖SOURGNES, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2002-06-22➕MILLER, William Rothwell appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-22➕SOURGNES, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2002-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 86-88 BANNER STREET FREEHOLD CO. LTD
- 2002-06-18➕ADESOKAN, Colin appointeddirector
- 2002-06-18➕CORNHILL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-18➖CORNHILL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-18➕CORNHILL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-06-18➖CORNHILL 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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