VECTOR PLUS LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). 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 (52/100)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 (15 events)Click to expand
- 2012-09-18📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-09-18🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-06-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-05-25📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs VECTOR PLUS LIMITED
- 2008-06-27➕SYERS, Duncan Sinclair appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-27➕CORKHILL, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2008-06-27➕SYERS, Duncan Sinclair appointeddirector
- 2008-06-27📄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 73 — 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 73 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 2012-09-18
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