22, CARDIGAN ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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03489526 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-07
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£10.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 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.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,815

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£11.4k£9.8k
Current assets£14.6k£10.7k
Net assets£10.8k£9.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-21
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    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-05
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  4. 2024-10-21
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  5. 2023-06-06
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  6. 2022-09-14
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  7. 2022-01-07
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  8. 2020-09-30
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  9. 2019-10-31
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  10. 2018-09-10
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  11. 2017-06-26
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  12. 2016-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-23
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  14. 2016-02-22
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-02-22
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2015-11-04
    SAVAGE, Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2015-11-04
    SAVAGE, Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2015-11-04
    SAVAGE, Peter Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-04
    SAVAGE, Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2015-11-04
    SAVAGE, Peter Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2015-11-03
    FRENCH, Daniel resigned
    director
  22. 2008-02-25
    FRENCH, Daniel appointed
    director
  23. 2008-02-25
    STUART, Morag resigned
    director
  24. 2007-02-13
    PANAYIOTOU, Paulena Lena Pavlou resigned
    director
  25. 2007-02-13
    STUART, Morag appointed
    director
  26. 2004-04-15
    PANAYIOTOU, Paulena Lena Pavlou appointed
    director
  27. 2004-04-15
    TAYLOR, Raymond Ernest resigned
    director
  28. 1999-04-06
    ALLSOPP, Nicholas James resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 1999-04-06
    TAYLOR, Raymond Ernest appointed
    director
  30. 1998-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 22, CARDIGAN ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 1998-01-07
    MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1998-01-07
    ALLSOPP, Nicholas James appointed
    nominee-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

C./O Msm Ltd The Saturn Centre
Spring Road Ettingshall
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV4 6JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-01-07
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Active
SAVAGE, Peter Alexander
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-04
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Active
ALLSOPP, Nicholas James
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 1998-01-07 · resigned 1999-04-06
Resigned
FRENCH, Daniel
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-25 · resigned 2015-11-03
Resigned
PANAYIOTOU, Paulena Lena Pavlou
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2007-02-13
Resigned
SAVAGE, Peter Alexander
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-04 · resigned 2015-11-04
Resigned
SAVAGE, Peter Alexander
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-04 · resigned 2015-11-04
Resigned
STUART, Morag
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2008-02-25
Resigned
TAYLOR, Raymond Ernest
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-04-06 · resigned 2004-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04