THE DRAGON GROUP 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 (50/100)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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2010-09-28📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-09-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-07-17📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2009-07-14📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-06-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2008-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs THE DRAGON GROUP UK LIMITED
- 2008-02-11➕CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-11➕CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointeddirector
- 2008-02-11➕PAYNE, Brian John appointeddirector
- 2008-02-11📄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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 2010-09-28
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