C.E.M. DAY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00215538 · ltd · incorporated 1926-08-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45190SIC 45190
- 45200SIC 45200
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
41 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 71.0y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 71.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
41 charges (41/41 with lender, 41/41 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
207 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-01➖BOND, David resigneddirector
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-27📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖GRANT, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2021-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-04-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-31➕DAVIES, Leighton appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-31➕MATTHEWS, Grant William appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖SMITH, Stuart Morton resignedsecretary
- 2021-03-31➖SMITH, Stuart Morton resigneddirector
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30➖REES, Emrys Aneurin resigneddirector
- 2020-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-31➖WATKINS, David Huw resigneddirector
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-18➖DAY, Gareth Neil resigneddirector
- 2012-01-31🔒Charge registered #41Lender: Iveco Limited
- 2011-07-11🔒Charge registered #40Lender: Fce Bank PLC
- 2011-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2011-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2011-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2011-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2011-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2011-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2011-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2011-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2011-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #39Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #38Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #37Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #36Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #35Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #34Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #33Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #32Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #31Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #30Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #29Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 102 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 100 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 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
18 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Day's Property Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Day's Property Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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C.E.M. DAY LIMITED
This company · 00215538
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Day's Property Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 04/09/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Graham Manton Dayceased 04/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Jillian Dayceased 04/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ASPINALL MOTORS LTD→ 11562401 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| B19 MOT’S LTD→ 14216713 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BAGLAN BAY AUTO CENTRE LIMITED→ 11941698 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BAKER BESPOKE VANS LTD→ 14807081 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLASTD LTD→ 14013885 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRITANNIA TOWBARS LTD→ 07191059 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BROOKMAN FITTINGS LIMITED→ 11140999 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BRYNHYFRYD CAR SALES LIMITED→ 05725866 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BUMPS & SCUFFS CAR CARE LTD→ 09637272 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BUY ANY MOTOR LIMITED→ 10762614 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BUYBUYMOTOR.COM LIMITED→ 11234111 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1926-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Swansea Road
Gorseinon
Swansea
SA4 4LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-13
Last: 2026-06-29
Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
DAY, Russell David→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATTHEWS, Grant William→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Stuart Morton→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2021-03-31
THOMAS, Wynn Francis→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-08-31
BOND, David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2024-05-01
DAY, Gareth Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2018-04-18
EDWARDS, Philip Elmer→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1999-05-01
GRANT, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2022-03-31
REES, Emrys Aneurin→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2020-06-30
SMITH, Stuart Morton→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
THOMAS, Wynn Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2001-08-31
VICKERY, Hedley John→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 1992-06-27
WATKINS, David Huw→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
41
Total charges
18
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:41 of 41 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Iveco Iveco Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Fce Bank Fce Bank PLC | Charge on vehicle stocks | 1 property | 11/07/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/03/2011 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/12/2001 | 08/04/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 27/05/1998 | 08/04/2011 | |
| outstanding | Ford Credit Europe Ford Credit Europe PLC | Charge on vehicle stocks | 1 property | 02/02/1998 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 12/06/1997 | 08/04/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 26/02/1997 | 08/04/2011 | |
| satisfied | Ford Credit Europe Ford Credit Europe PLC | Bulk deposit mortgage | 1 property | 16/08/1993 | 31/03/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 12/09/1990 | 08/04/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 12/09/1990 | 08/04/2011 | |
| satisfied | Nws 1 Nws 1 Limited | Certificate of assignment | 1 property | 20/03/1990 | 17/06/1994 | |
| satisfied | Nws 2 Nws 2 Limited | Certificate of assignment | 1 property | 20/03/1990 | 17/06/1994 | |
| satisfied | Nws 12 Nws 12 Limited | Certificate of assignment | 1 property | 06/02/1990 | 17/06/1994 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 07/12/1988 | 30/05/1991 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 07/12/1988 | 30/05/1991 | |
| satisfied | Ford Motor Credit Company Ford Motor Credit Company Limited | Bulk deposit mortgage | 1 property | 23/08/1988 | 31/03/2011 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 23/10/1987 | 22/06/1990 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/08/1985 | 22/06/1990 | |
| outstanding | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 12/01/1984 | — | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 28/12/1983 | 22/06/1990 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/12/1983 | 22/06/1990 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 28/12/1983 | 04/03/1992 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 24/02/1978 | 08/04/2011 | |
| satisfied | Ford Motor Credit Company Ford Motor Credit Company Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/12/1977 | 30/05/1991 | |
| satisfied | Ford Motor Credit Company Ford Motor Credit Company Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 22/12/1977 | 30/05/1991 | |
| satisfied | Regent Oil Company Regent Oil Company Limited | Sales charge | 2 properties | 03/04/1957 | 30/05/1991 | |
| satisfied | Regent Oil Company Regent Oil Company Limited | Legal charge | 2 properties | 15/07/1955 | 30/05/1991 |
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Recent filings (207 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-06
termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29