CAMPBELL ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00329559 · ltd · incorporated 1937-07-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 66.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£65.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 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

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 66.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 66.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,399
Net assets shrinking
Down £835 YoY
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Net Worth
£65k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£40k£53k£66kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£65.4k£66.2k
Cash£38.3k£39.1k
Net assets£65.4k£66.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-29
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    ROBERTS, Janet resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-08-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-07-10
    ➖
    METSON, Nigel resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-07-10
    ➖
    METSON, Nigel resigned
    director
  10. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    METSON, Timothy John appointed
    director
  11. 2025-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1998-11-26
    ➕
    METSON, Nigel appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-11-21
    ➖
    METSON, Claude Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  23. 1964-04-06
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Westminster Bank LTD
  24. 1963-07-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Westminster Bank LTD.
  25. 1962-10-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Westminster Bank LTD.
  26. 1962-10-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Westminster Bank LTD.
  27. 1960-03-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Westminster Bank LTD.
  28. 1937-07-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAMPBELL ESTATES LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — METSON, Timothy John (same surname) appointed 2025-03-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy John Metson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nigel Metsonceased 10/07/2025· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1937-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Coverwood Farm Peaslake Road
Ewhurst
Cranleigh
Surrey
GU6 7NT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

METSON, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~84y
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Active
METSON, Timothy John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-27
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Active
METSON, Claude Geoffrey→
secretary · resigned 1998-11-21
Resigned
METSON, Nigel→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-26 · resigned 2025-07-10
Resigned
METSON, Nigel→
director · ~82y · resigned 2025-07-10
Resigned
ROBERTS, Janet→
director · ~89y · resigned 2025-12-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Westminster Bank
Westminster Bank LTD
Charge1 property06/04/1964—
outstanding
Westminster Bank .
Westminster Bank LTD.
Notice of intented deposit written without instrument1 property02/07/1963—
outstanding
Westminster Bank .
Westminster Bank LTD.
Charge without written instrument1 property29/10/1962—
outstanding
Westminster Bank .
Westminster Bank LTD.
Charge without written instrument1 property24/10/1962—
outstanding
Westminster Bank .
Westminster Bank LTD.
Charge1 property16/03/1960—
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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07