12 CAERAU CRESCENT (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

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03005220 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1994-12-23
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£134
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £134

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£134
Current Assets
£134
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£134
Current assets£134
Net assets£134

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-21
    WATKINS, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-21
    WATKINS, Anthony resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-09-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-08-02
    PARIS, Holly resigned
    director
  17. 2017-08-02
    WATKINS, Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2017-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-19
    MANIATT, Nicholas appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-03
    MIDDLEMISS, Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2004-09-15
    PARIS, Holly appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-12
    GARDNER, Eugenia Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2003-05-12
    MIDDLEMISS, Mary appointed
    director
  25. 1997-05-01
    SMITH, Robert Michael John appointed
    secretary
  26. 1997-05-01
    SMITH, Robert Michael John appointed
    director
  27. 1997-05-01
    GARDNER, Eugenia Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 1996-10-29
    OVALSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1996-10-29
    PLATANOS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 1994-12-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12 CAERAU CRESCENT (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  31. 1994-12-23
    OVALSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1994-12-23
    PLATANOS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Michael John Smith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1945 · age 81
sig. influencesignificant influence07/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1994-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Flat 3 12 Caerau Crescent
Newport
Gwent
NP20 4HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

SMITH, Robert Michael John
secretary · appointed 1997-05-01
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Active
MANIATT, Nicholas
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-02-19
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Active
SMITH, Robert Michael John
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-05-01
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Active
WATKINS, Susan Elizabeth
director · ~80y · appointed 2025-11-21
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Active
OVALSEC LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 1996-10-29
Resigned
GARDNER, Eugenia Elizabeth
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-12
Resigned
MIDDLEMISS, Mary
director · ~104y · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2006-12-03
Resigned
PARIS, Holly
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-09-15 · resigned 2017-08-02
Resigned
WATKINS, Anthony
director · ~83y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2025-11-21
Resigned
PLATANOS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 1996-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-27