GLOBAL CHOICE LTD. - PLOVDIV
💤Zombieactive
FC025845 · oversea-company · incorporated 2005-01-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (45/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2013-04-09📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2007-06-08📄legacyofficers · FPA
- 2007-06-08📄legacycertificate · 692(1)(c)
- 2007-02-02📄legacyofficers · FPA
- 2007-02-02📄legacycertificate · 692(1)(c)
- 2006-11-09📄legacyofficers · FPA
- 2006-11-09📍legacyaddress · BUSADD
- 2006-11-09📄legacycertificate · 692(1)(c)
- 2006-11-09📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2006-04-01➖DARKOV, Stoyan Georgiev resigneddirector
- 2005-03-29➕PEEV, Yosif Lyubomirov appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-29➕DONCHEV, Krasimir Dimchev appointeddirector
- 2005-03-29➕DARKOV, Stoyan Georgiev appointeddirector
- 2005-03-29📍legacyaddress · BUSADD
- 2005-03-29📄legacyincorporation · 691
- 2005-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBAL CHOICE LTD. - PLOVDIV
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2005-01-10
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Miroslava Angelova
55 Haslemere Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7BF
Filing status
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PEEV, Yosif Lyubomirov→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-03-29
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DONCHEV, Krasimir Dimchev→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-03-29
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DARKOV, Stoyan Georgiev→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2006-04-01
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Recent filings (11 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2013-04-09
legacy
officers · FPA
2007-06-08
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
2007-06-08
legacy
officers · FPA
2007-02-02
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
2007-02-02
legacy
officers · FPA
2006-11-09
legacy
address · BUSADD
2006-11-09
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
2006-11-09
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2006-11-09
legacy
address · BUSADD
2005-03-29
legacy
incorporation · 691
2005-03-29