CARDALE FREEHOLD LIMITED
Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-10📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-12➖ABBOTT, Warwick David resigneddirector
- 2025-12-12➖CARVER, Martin Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2025-12-12➖CAVE, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2025-12-12➖EVANS, Russell Craig resigneddirector
- 2025-12-12➖TARVER, Simon Ransom resigneddirector
- 2025-12-12➖WILSON, Clive Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CARDALE FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2018-02-22➕EDWARDS, Gary Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-02-22➕ABBOTT, Warwick David appointeddirector
- 2018-02-22➕CARVER, Martin Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2018-02-22➕CAVE, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2018-02-22➕EVANS, Russell Craig appointeddirector
- 2018-02-22➕TARVER, Simon Ransom appointeddirector
- 2018-02-22➕WILSON, Clive Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07
Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ABBOTT, Warwick David resigned 2025-12-12; CARVER, Martin Nicholas resigned 2025-12-12; CAVE, Sarah resigned 2025-12-12
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