A C DAVIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05593405 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22➖DAVIES, Hayley Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2024-04-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-15➖DAVIES, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-15➖DAVIES, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2023-09-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Finance Wales Investments (6) LTD
- 2013-01-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2008-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2005-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A C DAVIES LIMITED
- 2005-10-14➕DAVIES, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2005-10-14➕DAVIES, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➕DAVIES, Hayley Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➕DAVIES, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2005-10-14➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-10-14➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-06
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Davies Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/10/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Hayley Elizabeth Daviesceased 22/04/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Andrew James Daviesceased 15/12/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Ann Daviesceased 15/12/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
The Ropewalk
Hakin
Milford Haven
Pembrokeshire
SA73 3LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-22
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
DAVIES, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2023-12-15
DAVIES, Hayley Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2024-04-22
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2005-10-14
DAVIES, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2023-12-15
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2005-10-14
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Finance Wales Investments (6) Finance Wales Investments (6) LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/02/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 14/01/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/10/2008 | 15/09/2023 |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-15