RAPID PROPERTY & INVESTMENTS LTD
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, 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 (53/100)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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2015-10-02📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-10-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-06-12📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-05-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-20➕MULVEY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2014-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2014-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2013-05-31➖IRVINE, Barry resigneddirector
- 2012-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs RAPID PROPERTY & INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2012-06-29➕STEWART, Allan appointeddirector
- 2012-06-29➕IRVINE, Barry appointeddirector
- 2012-06-29📄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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 2015-10-02
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