81 LANSDOWNE ROAD CARDIFF LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04794264 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-08-26
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    WILSON, Charles Adrian appointed
    director
  18. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    WILSON, Charles Adrian appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    CREED, Pamela Carolyn Susan appointed
    director
  20. 2004-10-14
    ➖
    MUNRO, Alan Jeffrey resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-10-14
    ➖
    WALLIS, Dominic John resigned
    director
  22. 2003-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 81 LANSDOWNE ROAD CARDIFF LIMITED
  23. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    MUNRO, Alan Jeffrey appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-06-10
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    WALLIS, Dominic John appointed
    director
  27. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-06-10
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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 22 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Pamela Carolyn Susan Creed
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest17/02/2017
Ms Sarah Parry
Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/02/2023
Mr Charles Adrian Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest17/02/2017

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
Incorporated2003-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

81 Lansdowne Road
Cardiff
CF5 1PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WILSON, Charles Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREED, Pamela Carolyn Susan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Charles Adrian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNRO, Alan Jeffrey→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2004-10-14
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2003-06-10
Resigned
WALLIS, Dominic John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2004-10-14
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2003-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-22