NDL SURFACING (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 (46/100)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
- 2015-06-23📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2015-06-23🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2013-12-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2013-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2013-12-02➕CONSTANTINE, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➖HUGHES, Donal James resigneddirector
- 2013-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2013-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2013-11-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs NDL SURFACING (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
- 2013-11-07➕HUGHES, Donal James appointeddirector
- 2013-11-07📄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 65 — 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 65. 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 12 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 2015-06-23
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