CELLAR CHOICE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02591550 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 29.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,503
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.5k | — |
| Net assets | £7.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-10➖MARRIOTT, Jean Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-10➖MARRIOTT, Jean Margaret resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1996-10-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-02-01➕MARRIOTT, David Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 1993-02-01➖HANDSCOMBE, Richard resignedsecretary
- 1993-02-01➕MARRIOTT, Jean Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1993-02-01➖HANDSCOMBE, Richard resigneddirector
- 1993-02-01➕MARRIOTT, Jean Margaret appointeddirector
- 1993-02-01➖WOODFORD, Guy James Robert resigneddirector
- 1991-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CELLAR CHOICE LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Charles David Mcalister Marriott Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/06/2020 |
Mr David Geoffrey Marriott Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jean Margaret Marriottceased 15/06/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Stonehouse Farm
Ashby Road
Boundary Nr. Woodville
Swadlincote Derbyshire
DE11 7BP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MARRIOTT, David Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1993-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANDSCOMBE, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-02-01
MARRIOTT, Jean Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 2025-03-10
HANDSCOMBE, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1993-02-01
MARRIOTT, Jean Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 2025-03-10
WOODFORD, Guy James Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1993-02-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 18/10/1996 | — |
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Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11