FOODBOX UK LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 90). 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 (51/100)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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2010-08-31📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-08-31🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-05-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-02-07📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-02-04📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs FOODBOX UK LIMITED
- 2005-01-18➕CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-18➕CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointeddirector
- 2005-01-18➕PAYNE, Brian John appointeddirector
- 2005-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 2010-08-31
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| 3 NEVERN SQUARE LIMITED→ 09687991 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 37-39 ELGIN CRESCENT RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 06626891 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 3I OSPREY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP→ LP011865 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 3I PAN EUROPEAN BUYOUTS 2006-08A LP→ LP011276 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 3I PAN EUROPEAN BUYOUTS 2006-08C LP→ LP011278 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 3I PAN EUROPEAN GROWTH 2006-08 LP→ LP011320 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 3I PAN EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY 2004-06 LP→ LP009317 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 3I PE 2013-16A LP→ LP015627 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 3I PE 2019-22 A LP→ LP020194 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3I PE 2019-22 B LP→ LP020195 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3I PE 2022-25 A LP→ LP022439 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3I PE 2022-25 B LP→ LP022438 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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