31 WEST 56TH STREET PROPERTY INC.

🌳Matureactive
FC012349 · oversea-company · incorporated 1984-04-13
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 95-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 95). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-07-24
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  2. 2012-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2011-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2007-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2006-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2004-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2003-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2002-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2001-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 1999-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 1998-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 1998-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 1996-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 1995-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 1994-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 1993-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 1992-06-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 1992-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 1991-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 1990-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1990-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 1989-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 1988-05-23
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    legacy
    address · 287
  24. 1987-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 1987-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 1987-01-31
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    JONES, Florence appointed
    director
  27. 1984-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 31 WEST 56TH STREET PROPERTY INC.
  28. 1984-04-13
    ➕
    TAFFNER, Donald Lawrence appointed
    secretary
  29. 1984-04-13
    ➕
    TAFFNER, Donald Lawrence appointed
    director
  30. 1984-04-13
    ➕
    TAFFNER, Eleanor B. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 42 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 42 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1984-04-13
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Mrs Dorothy Viljeon
10 Bedford Square
London
WC1B 3RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-12-31
Confirmation statement
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Last: —

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

TAFFNER, Donald Lawrence→
secretary · appointed 1984-04-13
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Active
JONES, Florence→
director · ~93y · appointed 1987-01-31
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Active
TAFFNER, Donald Lawrence→
director · ~95y · appointed 1984-04-13
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Active
TAFFNER, Eleanor B.→
director · appointed 1984-04-13
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Recent filings (26 total)

miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2013-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2006-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2004-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2003-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2002-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2001-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1999-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1996-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1995-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1994-10-12