CASANOVA MENSWEAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04547726 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-27
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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  2. 2024-05-16
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  3. 2023-05-22
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  4. 2022-05-18
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  5. 2021-06-15
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  6. 2020-06-09
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  7. 2019-10-14
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  8. 2018-12-14
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  9. 2017-09-20
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  10. 2016-10-28
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  11. 2015-10-22
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  12. 2015-08-28
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  13. 2014-10-21
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  14. 2014-09-12
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  15. 2013-10-15
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  16. 2002-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CASANOVA MENSWEAR LIMITED
  17. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    FOSTER, Susan Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    FOSTER, Terence appointed
    director
  19. 2002-09-27
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-09-27
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-09-27
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-09-27
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Terence Foster
Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

6 Brunswick Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FOSTER, Susan Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-27
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Active
FOSTER, Terence→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-09-27
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
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accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-14