CENTRAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £75.0k | £75.0k |
| Debtors | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £75.0k | £75.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-06-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2013-04-07➕ROWLAND, Yvonne appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-07➖BURROWES, Rita resignedsecretary
- 2003-05-01➕BURROWES, Rita appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-30➖SHIRLEY, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-26➕CRAIG, Ross John appointeddirector
- 2000-04-26➕SHIRLEY, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-26➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-04-26➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2000-04-07➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-04-07➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross John Craig Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/10/2020 | — |