FREELANCE EURO SERVICES (MCDXLV) LIMITED
Opportunity 43/100 (watch), bankability 30/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2017-05-08⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2017-05-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2017-02-08⚠️liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotlandinsolvency · 4.26(Scot)
- 2015-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2015-04-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-02-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-02-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2014-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-29📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2011-12-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-06-06📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-04-25📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-02-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-09➕BIAGIONI, Lynne-Mhairi appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-09➖FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-21➕BIAGIONI, Charles appointeddirector
- 2005-02-21➖ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigneddirector
- 2004-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs FREELANCE EURO SERVICES (MCDXLV) LIMITED
- 2004-12-02➕FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-12-02➕ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointeddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2016-01-05
Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-05-08
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2017-05-08: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2017-02-08: liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
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