FREELANCE EURO SERVICES (MDCXXII) LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). 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: low (48/100)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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2010-12-17📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-12-17🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-08-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-01-26📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2010-01-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2008-06-16📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-06-09📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-05-29📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-04-25📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-04-06➖FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-05-11📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-09-28📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-09-07📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2005-07-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-06-13➕RIDLEY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-06-13➖ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigneddirector
- 2005-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs FREELANCE EURO SERVICES (MDCXXII) LIMITED
- 2005-05-05➕FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-05-05➕ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointeddirector
- 2005-05-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- 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 2010-12-17
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