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 (46/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
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    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
Next due: —
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