DIFA LIMITED
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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2013-05-31📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2013-05-31🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-02-08📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-01-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-01-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2011-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DIFA LIMITED
- 2011-12-21➕AGNEW, Andrew Isaac David appointeddirector
- 2011-12-21➕AGNEW, David Isaac appointeddirector
- 2011-12-21➕AGNEW, Philip William appointeddirector
- 2011-12-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-05-31
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