PHARMFIN LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2014-05-27📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-05-27🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-02-11📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-01-31📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-01-31📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2014-01-28➖TRUDGEON, Timothy William Cruse resigneddirector
- 2013-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2013-03-06➕TRUDGEON, Timothy William Cruse appointeddirector
- 2013-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs PHARMFIN LIMITED
- 2013-03-05➕HOLDEMAN, Linda Rose appointedsecretary
- 2013-03-05➕URQUHART, Graham Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2013-03-05📄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 age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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 13 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 2014-05-27
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