DIVCO LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08205377 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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 (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-05-06
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2014-05-06
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-01-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2012-09-13
    📄
    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  5. 2012-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2012-09-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  7. 2012-09-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  8. 2012-09-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2012-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIVCO LIMITED
  10. 2012-09-07
    PARKER, Linda appointed
    director
  11. 2012-09-07
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  12. 2012-09-07
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  13. 2012-09-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-05-06

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

11 Whitchurch Parade
Whitchurch Lane
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 6LR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

PARKER, Linda
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-09-07
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-09-07 · resigned 2012-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsary
gazette · GAZ2
2014-05-06
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2014-01-21
termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2012-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-09-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-09-07