8 CARLOS PLACE TRADING LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
15968981 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£1
Current assets£1
Debtors£1
Net assets£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-09-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-09-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8 CARLOS PLACE TRADING LIMITED
  7. 2024-09-20
    GUMMER, James Alun Selwyn appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-20
    VAN THEMSCHE, Olivier Joseph appointed
    director
  9. 2024-09-20
    WINSER, Philip Bede appointed
    director
  10. 2024-09-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

8 Carlos Place Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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8 Carlos Place Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
8 CARLOS PLACE TRADING LIMITED
This company · 15968981

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
8 Carlos Place Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Public House Group Limitedceased 11/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

C/O Williams Stanley & Co,
144 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 6QT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GUMMER, James Alun Selwyn
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-09-20
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Active
VAN THEMSCHE, Olivier Joseph
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-09-20
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Active
WINSER, Philip Bede
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-09-20
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-20