VENTURA PACIFIC LTD
Opportunity 60/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2019-08-27📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2019-08-27🏁Company dissolved
- 2019-06-11📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2019-05-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2018-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs VENTURA PACIFIC LTD
- 2018-05-01➕ABEL, Edward Christopher appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01➕JONES, Nicholas Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01📄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 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-08-27
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Christopher Abel Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2018 |
Mr Nicholas Stephen Jones Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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