E.H.RADCLIFFE & SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00711224 · ltd · incorporated 1961-12-20
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 5.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£1.89M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,890,811
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,450 YoY
Cash YoY
+153%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£68k
↑ 153% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.72M | £2.80M |
| Current assets | £1.14M | £1.17M |
| Cash | £67.9k | £26.8k |
| Debtors | £78.5k | £42.1k |
| Net assets | £1.89M | £1.89M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-01➕RADCLIFFE, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-03-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-24➖RADCLIFFE, Andrew Emlyn resigneddirector
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ntional Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-01➖RADCLIFFE, Julian David resignedsecretary
- 1997-04-06➕RADCLIFFE, Julian David appointeddirector
- 1997-04-06➖RADCLIFFE, Varna resigneddirector
- 1961-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs E.H.RADCLIFFE & SON LIMITED
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RADCLIFFE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Julian David Radcliffe Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Emlyn Radcliffeceased 24/10/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Penmark Place
Penmark
Barry
South Glamorgan
CF62 3BP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RADCLIFFE, Julian David→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RADCLIFFE, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RADCLIFFE, Julian David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2012-01-01
RADCLIFFE, Andrew Emlyn→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2021-10-24
RADCLIFFE, Varna→
Resigneddirector · ~120y · resigned 1997-04-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ntional Westminster Bank Ntional Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/05/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (97 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-03-06
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17