CARDIFF PARK PLAZA HOTEL

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FC025740 · oversea-company · incorporated 2005-01-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2008-07-11
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · BR5
  3. 2008-07-11
    ✏️
    legacy
    change-of-name · 694(4)(a)
  4. 2008-05-09
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · BR3
  5. 2007-05-16
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · 395
  6. 2007-05-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  7. 2005-01-28
    MORRIS, James Teague appointed
    secretary
  8. 2005-01-28
    MORRIS, Martin appointed
    director
  9. 2005-01-28
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · BR1-PAR
  10. 2005-01-28
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · BR1-BCH
  11. 2005-01-28
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · BR1
  12. 2005-01-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARDIFF PARK PLAZA HOTEL

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Incorporated2005-01-01
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC

Registered office

Avenue House
St Julian's Avenue
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1WA
Channel Islands

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2007-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MORRIS, James Teague
secretary · appointed 2005-01-28
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Active
MORRIS, Martin
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-01-28
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Deed of assignment in security1 property04/05/2007
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-09-14
legacy
annual-return · BR5
2008-07-11
legacy
change-of-name · 694(4)(a)
2008-07-11
legacy
annual-return · BR3
2008-05-09
legacy
mortgage · 395
2007-05-16
legacy
incorporation · BR1-PAR
2005-01-28
legacy
incorporation · BR1-BCH
2005-01-28
legacy
incorporation · BR1
2005-01-28