ISTANBUL MEAT LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). 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 (46/100)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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2010-07-13📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-07-13🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-03-30📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-03-22📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-10-02➖ADIGUZEL, Ali resigneddirector
- 2009-10-02➖ADIGUZEL, Atalay resigneddirector
- 2009-10-02➖KEREM ADIGUZEL, Altan resigneddirector
- 2009-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ISTANBUL MEAT LIMITED
- 2009-07-09➕ADIGUZEL, Nuran appointeddirector
- 2009-07-09➕ADIGUZEL, Ali appointeddirector
- 2009-07-09➕ADIGUZEL, Atalay appointeddirector
- 2009-07-09➕KEREM ADIGUZEL, Altan appointeddirector
- 2009-07-09📄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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 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 2010-07-13
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