CENTRAL PROPERTY LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 29.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.6y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £94.6k | £95.3k |
| Current assets | £120.7k | £121.3k |
| Net assets | £94.6k | £95.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08➕PATEL, Deanel appointeddirector
- 2018-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-07-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-07-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-07-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-12-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Birmingham Midshires Building Society
- 1996-12-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Birmingham Midshires Building Society
- 1996-11-19➕PATEL, Kalpna appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-19➖PATEL, Tushar resignedsecretary
- 1994-04-19➕PATEL, Rashmi Jayantilal appointeddirector
- 1994-04-19➕PATEL, Tushar appointedsecretary
- 1994-04-19➖LUFMER LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL PROPERTY LIMITED
- 1994-02-28➕SEMKEN LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-02-28➕LUFMER LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-04-19➖SEMKEN LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rashmi Jayantilal Patel Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Security over a deposit account | 1 property | 11/07/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/07/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 11/07/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Birmingham Midshires Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/12/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Birmingham Midshires Building Society | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 09/12/1996 | — |