CEDAR HOMES (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 (48/100)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 (8 events)Click to expand
- 2016-08-09📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2016-08-09🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-05-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-05-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CEDAR HOMES (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
- 2015-04-23➕JONES, Raymond Leslie appointeddirector
- 2015-04-23➕MEADOWS, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2015-04-23📄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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 2016-08-09
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