CELTICA CYF

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03171918 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-03-13
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2024-01-15
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  4. 2023-04-17
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  5. 2022-03-14
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  6. 2021-07-22
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  7. 2020-06-04
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  8. 2019-06-28
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  9. 2018-06-14
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  10. 2017-06-12
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  11. 2016-06-16
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  12. 2016-03-21
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  13. 2015-06-16
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  14. 2015-06-11
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  15. 2015-06-11
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  16. 2015-06-05
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    JONES, Elin Mair, Dr resigned
    director
  17. 2015-06-05
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    LATHAM, Rodney Teryn resigned
    director
  18. 1999-04-17
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    EVANS, Rhiannon Sara resigned
    director
  19. 1999-03-31
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    EVANS, Gwilym Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 1999-03-31
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    VAUGHAN, Gwilym Pughe resigned
    director
  21. 1999-03-05
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    RICHARDS, Brian Penton resigned
    director
  22. 1999-01-26
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    WILLIAMS, Hedd Bleddyn resigned
    director
  23. 1997-11-17
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    WILLIAMS, Emyr Wynn appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-11-16
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    THOMAS, Clive resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-09-25
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    WYNNE JONES, Allan resigned
    director
  26. 1996-11-22
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    MCCANN, William John resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-11-22
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    THOMAS, Clive appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-05-01
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    EVANS, Rhiannon Sara appointed
    director
  29. 1996-03-28
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    JONES, David Richard appointed
    director
  30. 1996-03-28
    ➕
    MCCANN, William John appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-03-28
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    WILLIAMS, Emyr Wynn resigned
    secretary
  32. 1996-03-28
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    EVANS, Gwilym Thomas appointed
    director
  33. 1996-03-28
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    LATHAM, Rodney Teryn appointed
    director
  34. 1996-03-28
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    RICHARDS, Brian Penton appointed
    director
  35. 1996-03-28
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    VAUGHAN, Gwilym Pughe appointed
    director
  36. 1996-03-28
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    WILLIAMS, Hedd Bleddyn appointed
    director
  37. 1996-03-28
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    WYNNE JONES, Allan appointed
    director
  38. 1996-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CELTICA CYF
  39. 1996-03-13
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    WILLIAMS, Emyr Wynn appointed
    director
  40. 1996-03-13
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    WILLIAMS, Emyr Wynn appointed
    secretary
  41. 1996-03-13
    ➕
    JONES, Elin Mair, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1996-03-13
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Felin Dulas
Aberhosan
Machynlleth
Powys
SY20 8RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Emyr Wynn→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, David Richard→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-03-28
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Active
WILLIAMS, Emyr Wynn→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-03-13
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Active
MCCANN, William John→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1996-11-22
Resigned
THOMAS, Clive→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 1997-11-16
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Emyr Wynn→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-13 · resigned 1996-03-28
Resigned
EVANS, Gwilym Thomas→
director · ~92y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
EVANS, Rhiannon Sara→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 1999-04-17
Resigned
JONES, Elin Mair, Dr→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-03-13 · resigned 2015-06-05
Resigned
LATHAM, Rodney Teryn→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 2015-06-05
Resigned
RICHARDS, Brian Penton→
director · ~96y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned
VAUGHAN, Gwilym Pughe→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Hedd Bleddyn→
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1999-01-26
Resigned
WYNNE JONES, Allan→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 1997-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

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2025-11-13
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2025-03-24
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2024-12-20
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2024-03-22
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2024-01-15
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2023-04-17
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2023-03-29
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2022-03-16
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accounts · AA
2022-03-14
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2021-07-22
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2021-03-19
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2020-06-04
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2020-03-17
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2019-06-28