1855 LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage: zombie → wound-down
- · Investment thesis: zombie_hold → unclassified
- · Company status: active → dissolved
- · Hygiene score: 50 → 90
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 3 improved, 4 worsened.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: zombie → wound-down
- ·Investment thesis: zombie_hold → unclassified
- ↓Company status: active → dissolved
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: complicated → high-friction
- ↓Opportunity score: 65 → 57
- +3 more
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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 (78/100)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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 gazette
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2026-07-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 1855 LIMITED
- 2022-05-23➕DOBSON, Jeremy Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2022-05-23📄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 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-14
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jeremy Nicholas Dobson Individual · British · DOB 12/1941 · age 85 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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