CITY RETREAT CARLTON LTD

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SC482119 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£429.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £428,989

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£441k
Net Worth
£429k
Current Assets
£442k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Current assets£442.1k
Cash£441.0k
Debtors£1.1k
Net assets£429.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-09-06
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    KELLEHER, Rory Justin resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-25
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  13. 2019-01-04
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2018-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CITY RETREAT CARLTON LTD
  19. 2014-07-14
    ➕
    HANDA, Savita appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-14
    ➕
    KELLEHER, Rory Justin appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Savita Handa
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Rory Justin Kelleher
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Caragh Nisha Kelleher
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

152 Craigcrook Road Craigcrook Road
Edinburgh
EH4 3PP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HANDA, Savita→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-07-14
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Active
KELLEHER, Rory Justin→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-14 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23