CONSTANTIN & CO LTD
🌳Matureactive
09142000 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-22
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£539.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £539,670
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£256k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£540k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£470k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £539.7k | £516.4k |
| Current assets | £470.0k | £436.7k |
| Cash | £255.6k | £380.3k |
| Debtors | £136.4k | £-12 |
| Net assets | £539.7k | £516.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-31🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-07-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CONSTANTIN & CO LTD
- 2014-07-22➕DONEV, Valentin appointeddirector
- 2014-07-22➕TSEKOV, Konstantin Veselinov appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Konstantin Veselinov Tsekov Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Valentin Donev Individual · Bulgarian · DOB 07/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
93 Hawes Way
Waverley
Rotherham
S60 8EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DONEV, Valentin→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2014-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TSEKOV, Konstantin Veselinov→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-07-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/12/2018 | 31/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2015 | 31/07/2024 |
Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29