STRAWBERRY BIDCO PLC
Opportunity 60/100 (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 (65/100).
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 (10 events)Click to expand
- 2012-07-17📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-07-17🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-04-03📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-03-26📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-01-31📄application-trading-certificatereregistration · SH50
- 2012-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs STRAWBERRY BIDCO PLC
- 2012-01-27➕HOOD, Jermey Nicholas Hamilton appointedsecretary
- 2012-01-27➕HERSEE, Mark Philip appointeddirector
- 2012-01-27➕NEWINGTON, Andrew James Tompsett appointeddirector
- 2012-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 2012-07-17
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