C K (PORT TALBOT) LTD

💤Zombieactive
04804787 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-19
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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: 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 (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 Assets
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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
Average employees100100

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-08-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-08-26
    ➖
    JOHN, Matthew Tobias Royston resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-08-26
    ➖
    JOHN, Matthew resigned
    director
  11. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-05-06
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    JOHN, Royston appointed
    director
  19. 2010-03-05
    ➖
    JOHN, Cheryl resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-03-05
    ➕
    JOHN, Matthew Tobias Royston appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-03-05
    ➖
    JOHN, Cheryl resigned
    director
  22. 2004-07-01
    ➖
    ALBURY, Douglas Andrew resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    JOHN, Cheryl appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-06-18
    ➕
    JOHN, Matthew appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-29
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Paul David resigned
    director
  26. 2003-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C K (PORT TALBOT) LTD
  27. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    ALBURY, Douglas Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    JOHN, Cheryl appointed
    director
  29. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Paul David appointed
    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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Royston John
Individual · Welsh · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Johnceased 06/04/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Old Xray
Cefn Gwrgan Road
Port Talbot
SA13 2BX
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

JOHN, Royston→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALBURY, Douglas Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
JOHN, Cheryl→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2010-03-05
Resigned
JOHN, Matthew Tobias Royston→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-05 · resigned 2021-08-26
Resigned
JOHN, Cheryl→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2010-03-05
Resigned
JOHN, Matthew→
director · ~39y · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2021-08-26
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Paul David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07