JIMMY CHUNG'S (INVERNESS) LIMITED
- 7487SIC 7487
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). 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 (50/100)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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2011-08-26📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-08-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-05-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-06-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-01-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-02-04📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-02-04📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-02-04📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-12-03📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-12-01➕WONG, Chung Man appointedsecretary
- 2008-12-01➖COHEN & CO resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-05-23📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-04-08📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-04-08📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-10-12📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2007-10-12📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-04-26📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2007-04-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-04-02📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-04-01📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-12-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2006-12-05➕MOIR, Calum appointeddirector
- 2006-12-05➖COHEN, Daniel resignednominee-director
- 2006-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs JIMMY CHUNG'S (INVERNESS) LIMITED
- 2006-03-23➕COHEN & CO appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-23➕COHEN, Daniel appointednominee-director
- 2006-03-23📄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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 2011-08-26
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