FOUR SEASONS KITCHENS LTD
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). 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 (49/100)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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 2012-04-10📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2012-04-10🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-12-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-05-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2010-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2010-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs FOUR SEASONS KITCHENS LTD
- 2010-08-20➕SMITH, Michael Shaun appointeddirector
- 2010-08-20➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2010-08-20➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2010-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-08-20📄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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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 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 2012-04-10
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