CELEBRATIONS CARD & PARTY STORE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04708140 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.19M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 23.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,189,193
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£276k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£440k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.20M | £1.19M |
| Current assets | £440.5k | £423.6k |
| Cash | £276.1k | £274.5k |
| Debtors | £29.9k | £17.3k |
| Net assets | £1.19M | £1.18M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-02-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-02📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-04-18➕HAANDRIKMAN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2008-09-28➕HAANDRIKMAN-SIBBALD, Sonya Thomasina appointeddirector
- 2003-06-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CELEBRATIONS CARD & PARTY STORE LIMITED
- 2003-03-23➕HAANDRIKMAN-SIBBALD, Sonya Thomasina appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-23➕HAANDRIKMAN, Tanya Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2003-03-23➕ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-23➖ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-23➕AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-23➖AR NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Tanya Jacqueline Haandrikman Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
10-14 Bank Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
HAANDRIKMAN-SIBBALD, Sonya Thomasina→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAANDRIKMAN, Robert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAANDRIKMAN, Tanya Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-23
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HAANDRIKMAN-SIBBALD, Sonya Thomasina→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2008-09-28
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-23 · resigned 2003-03-23
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-23 · resigned 2003-03-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/06/2003 | 22/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 22/05/2003 | 22/02/2024 |
Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31