BROAD ROOTS CIC
Opportunity 55/100 (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 (69/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key 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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £180 | £20 |
| Current assets | £180 | £20 |
| Cash | £180 | £20 |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £180 | £20 |
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
- • 3 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-15📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-02-20➖KNIGHT, Ann resigneddirector
- 2026-02-20➖KNIGHTS, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2026-02-20➖WARD, Lynne resigneddirector
- 2026-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BROAD ROOTS CIC
- 2023-01-20➕WARD, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20➕KNIGHT, Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20➕KNIGHTS, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20➕WARD, Lynne appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-14
Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KNIGHT, Ann resigned 2026-02-20; KNIGHTS, Robert James resigned 2026-02-20; WARD, Lynne resigned 2026-02-20
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