CENTRAL CITY COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £103.8k | £100.2k |
| Current assets | £13.0k | £6.5k |
| Net assets | £103.8k | £100.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-20📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2008-07-02➖FRISTON, Leonard George resigneddirector
- 2003-03-13➖FRISTON, Eleanor Eileen Maude resigneddirector
- 1997-05-19➕FRISTON, Linda Jane appointedsecretary
- 1997-05-19➖FRISTON, Philip Arthur resignedsecretary
- 1983-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL CITY COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Arthur Friston Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Linda Jane Friston Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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