EAST WEST SMART CONTROL LIMITED
Opportunity 56/100 (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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2011-11-29📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-11-29🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-08-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-08-04📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-08-01📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2011-07-21➖HALLIWELL, Mark resigneddirector
- 2011-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-08-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2010-08-05✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2010-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs EAST WEST SMART CONTROL LIMITED
- 2010-06-15➕HBJGW MANCHESTER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2010-06-15➕HALLIWELL, Mark appointeddirector
- 2010-06-15📄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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 2011-11-29
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