CITY ON SHOW LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)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
- 2011-02-22📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-02-22🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-11-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-12-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-04-22📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-04-22📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CITY ON SHOW LIMITED
- 2008-11-11➕LEWIS, Simon Mark appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-11➕PRICE, Adam James appointeddirector
- 2008-11-11➕STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointeddirector
- 2008-11-11➖STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigneddirector
- 2008-11-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-11-11📄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.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 2011-02-22
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