ORION CRICKET LTD
Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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 (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-18📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2025-03-18🏁Company dissolved
- 2024-12-31📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2024-12-19📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2024-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ORION CRICKET LTD
- 2023-03-24➕PANDA, Sumit Kumar appointeddirector
- 2023-03-24➕SOANS, Praveen Kumar appointeddirector
- 2023-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- 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 2025-03-18
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Praveen Kumar Soans Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/03/2023 |
Mr Sumit Kumar Panda Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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