THE GAS BUREAU LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (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: strategic trade sale (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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2015-09-22📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-09-22🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-06-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-05-30📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs THE GAS BUREAU LIMITED
- 2013-12-17➕TOOKEY, Neil Philip appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17➕WIGHTMAN, Beth Louise, Miss. appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17➕WINDSOR-WILLIAMS, Jonathan Dawkin appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 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.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 2015-09-22
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