VALVE 77 LTD
Opportunity 59/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2010-10-01📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-10-01🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-11📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-06-02📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-03-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-06-16📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-06-05📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs VALVE 77 LTD
- 2007-02-07➕TAIT, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-07➕TAIT, Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-02-07➕WATT, James Bruce appointeddirector
- 2007-02-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 19 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 2010-10-01
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