BUONO POUND PLUS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06541978 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-22
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
59/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 59/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2014-08-19📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-08-19🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-05-06📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-04-23📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2013-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2011-07-26📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-07-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-10-01➕ALI, Omar Mohamed appointeddirector
- 2010-04-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-06-16📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-06-11➖AHMED, Ali Muhiddin resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-21📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-04-11📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-04-10📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-04-10📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BUONO POUND PLUS LIMITED
- 2008-03-22➕FAQI, Heidar Ali appointeddirector
- 2008-03-22➕AHMED, Ali Muhiddin appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-22➕ISSA, Abdinasir Mohamud appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-22➖ISSA, Abdinasir Mohamud resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-22➕YOUSUF, Shakoor appointeddirector
- 2008-03-22➖YOUSUF, Shakoor resigneddirector
- 2008-03-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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 dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-08-19
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
283 Caledonian Road
London
N1 1EF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
ALI, Omar Mohamed→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-10-01
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FAQI, Heidar Ali→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Ali Muhiddin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-22 · resigned 2008-06-11
ISSA, Abdinasir Mohamud→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-22 · resigned 2008-03-22
YOUSUF, Shakoor→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2008-03-22 · resigned 2008-03-22
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Recent filings (23 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-08-19
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-05-06
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-12-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-12-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2011-07-27
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2011-07-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-01-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-11-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-04-07