197 CATHEDRAL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15456156 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-372
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £372
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3
Net Worth
-£372
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-372 |
| Cash | £3 |
| Net assets | £-372 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-08➕RODRIQUEZ, Javier Martin appointeddirector
- 2024-04-08➖PARKINSON, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2024-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 197 CATHEDRAL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
- 2024-01-31➕DAVIES, Elizabeth Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31➕DAVIES, Ellen Wyn appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31➕DAVIES, John Eirian appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31➕PARKINSON, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Javier Martin Rodriquez Individual · Spanish · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/04/2024 |
Mr John Eirian Davies Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2024 |
Ms Elizabeth Mary Davies Individual · Welsh · DOB 04/1939 · age 87 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Nicola Jane Parkinsonceased 08/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
197 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9PN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
DAVIES, Elizabeth Mary→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2024-01-31
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DAVIES, Ellen Wyn→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-01-31
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DAVIES, John Eirian→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-01-31
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RODRIQUEZ, Javier Martin→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-04-08
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PARKINSON, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-01-31 · resigned 2024-04-08
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Recent filings (8 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-31