CARDEN & CO (MALPAS) LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £100 | £100 |
| Cash | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-06-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CARDEN & CO (MALPAS) LTD
- 2016-05-17➕BOUSTEAD, Olwyn Lillian appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-17➕VAUGHAN, Lynn appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-17➕MORGAN, Fiona Elspeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Fiona Elspeth Morgan Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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