C.& W.KNIGHT(SALES)

🌳Matureactive
00668134 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1960-08-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08110
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 08120SIC 08120
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-05-01
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    CLARK, Nadine appointed
    director
  2. 2018-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2018-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2018-03-06
    ➖
    CLARK, Sylvia Phyllis, Mrs. resigned
    director
  5. 2018-02-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2018-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2015-04-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2014-04-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2013-04-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2012-04-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2011-04-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2010-04-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2010-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2010-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2009-04-20
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  17. 2009-03-26
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  18. 2009-02-14
    ➖
    CLARK, Edwy Reginald resigned
    director
  19. 2008-04-16
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  20. 2002-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
  21. 2000-04-21
    ➕
    CLARK, David Mark, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-04-20
    ➖
    THOMAS, Michael resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-04-20
    ➖
    THOMAS, Michael resigned
    director
  24. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    CLARK, David Mark, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Michael appointed
    director
  26. 1997-04-02
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Ethel Florence resigned
    director
  27. 1997-02-01
    ➕
    CLARK, Edwy Reginald appointed
    director
  28. 1960-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C.& W.KNIGHT(SALES)

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mark Clark
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1960-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC08110 — SIC 08110

Registered office

5 High Street
Fenny Compton
Southam
Warwickshire
CV47 2XT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CLARK, David Mark, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-21
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Active
CLARK, David Mark, Mr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-07-01
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Active
CLARK, Nadine→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active
THOMAS, Michael→
secretary · resigned 2000-04-20
Resigned
CLARK, Edwy Reginald→
director · ~94y · appointed 1997-02-01 · resigned 2009-02-14
Resigned
CLARK, Sylvia Phyllis, Mrs.→
director · ~95y · resigned 2018-03-06
Resigned
KNIGHT, Ethel Florence→
director · ~123y · resigned 1997-04-02
Resigned
THOMAS, Michael→
director · ~91y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2000-04-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
Chattels mortgage2 properties17/06/200214/02/2018

Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-03-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2018-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-04-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-25
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-14