A. CLEASBY LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 52.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 52.0 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.9k | £-54.3k |
| Current assets | £62.3k | £7.5k |
| Cash | £61.1k | £6.1k |
| Debtors | £1.3k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £11.4k | £-54.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-08➖CLEASBY, Pauline resigneddirector
- 2005-09-08➕CLEASBY, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2005-06-24➖CLEASBY, Arthur Francis resigneddirector
- 1974-05-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank LTD
- 1960-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A. CLEASBY LIMITED
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLEASBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Tecenda Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tecenda Developments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank LTD | Mortgage | 1 property | 03/05/1974 | 20/03/2023 |