CLEVEDEN CARS LIMITED

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SC180119 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-30
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
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  10. 2022-08-11
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  11. 2021-07-30
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  12. 2020-07-29
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  13. 2019-07-31
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  14. 2018-07-31
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  15. 2017-07-31
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  16. 2013-09-06
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    CIARALDI, Joseph resigned
    secretary
  17. 2001-03-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2001-02-27
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2001-02-22
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 1999-07-26
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    SMART, Raymond resigned
    director
  21. 1999-04-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1998-10-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  23. 1997-12-17
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    CIARALDI, Joseph appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-12-17
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    SMART, Fiona resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEVEDEN CARS LIMITED
  26. 1997-10-30
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    CIARALDI, Domenic Philip appointed
    director
  27. 1997-10-30
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    CIARALDI, Louise Mary appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-10-30
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    CIARALDI, Louise Mary resigned
    secretary
  29. 1997-10-30
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    SMART, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-10-30
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    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-10-30
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-10-30
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    SMART, Raymond appointed
    director
  33. 1997-10-30
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    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1997-10-30
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    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Domenic Philip Ciaraldi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/10/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Torridon House Torridon Lane
Rosyth
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 2EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CIARALDI, Domenic Philip→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CIARALDI, Joseph→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 2013-09-06
Resigned
CIARALDI, Louise Mary→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 1997-10-30
Resigned
SMART, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 1997-12-17
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 1997-10-30
Resigned
SMART, Raymond→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 1999-07-26
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 1997-10-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property27/02/2001—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property22/02/2001—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property26/04/1999—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property22/10/199807/03/2001
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01