LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). 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 (45/100)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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2011-01-11📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-01-11🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-09-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-06-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2010-06-01➖GORDON, Michael Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2009-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE LIMITED
- 2009-05-13➕EBORN, Jonathan David appointeddirector
- 2009-05-13➕GORDON, Michael Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-13➕FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-13➖FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-13📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-05-13📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-05-13📄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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 2011-01-11
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