CEDAR INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03509196 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
82/100
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
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
95 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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  2. 2025-09-26
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  3. 2024-09-26
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  4. 2023-09-27
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  5. 2022-09-28
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  6. 2021-09-30
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  7. 2020-12-18
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  8. 2019-09-27
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  9. 2018-09-28
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  10. 2017-09-25
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  11. 2016-09-23
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  12. 2016-03-09
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  13. 2015-09-30
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  14. 2015-02-18
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  15. 2014-09-29
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  16. 2011-03-31
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    TUTON, Jessica resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-02-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2011-02-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2010-09-30
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    CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-30
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    CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr. resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-16
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    RAMAGE, Neil William resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-02-16
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    TUTON, Jessica appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-10-01
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    WHITTINGTON, Cheryi Ross resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-01
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    WHITTINGTON, Cheryi Ross appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-02-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hypo Real Estate Bank International Ag
  26. 2006-01-25
    ➕
    RAMAGE, Neil William appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-01-25
    ➕
    CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2003-11-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Kenneth William resigned
    director
  29. 2003-10-31
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    SMITH, Kenneth William appointed
    director
  30. 2002-04-18
    ➕
    CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-04-18
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  32. 1998-05-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bayerische Hypotheken Und Wechsel Bank Aktiengesellschaft
  33. 1998-05-05
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    WHATELEY, Diana Leslie appointed
    director
  34. 1998-05-05
    ➕
    WHATELEY, John Grahame appointed
    director
  35. 1998-05-05
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  36. 1998-05-05
    ➖
    INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-05-05
    ➖
    INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1998-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CEDAR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  39. 1998-02-12
    ➕
    INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1998-02-12
    ➕
    INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Grahame Whateley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Cedar Court 221 Hagley Road
Hayley Green
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 1ED
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

WHATELEY, Diana Leslie→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHATELEY, John Grahame→
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-05-05
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Active
CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
RAMAGE, Neil William→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2009-02-16
Resigned
ROBINSON, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2002-04-18
Resigned
TUTON, Jessica→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
WHITTINGTON, Cheryi Ross→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned
INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-12 · resigned 1998-05-05
Resigned
CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr.→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
SMITH, Kenneth William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-12 · resigned 1998-05-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Hypo Real Estate Bank International Ag
Supplemental deed7 properties08/02/200624/02/2011
satisfied
Bayerische Hypotheken Und Wechsel Bank Aktiengesellschaft
Debenture2 properties29/05/199824/02/2011

Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-27