CLYDE HEALTH AND BEAUTY LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). 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 (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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2012-08-17📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-08-17🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-04-27📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-04-12📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-04-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-21📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-05📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-06-05📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-11-13📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2006-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CLYDE HEALTH AND BEAUTY LIMITED
- 2006-04-07➕SMITH, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-07➕DOCHERTY, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2006-04-07➕SMITH, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-04-07📄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.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 2012-08-17
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