CLIFFE HILL SECOND INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00751053 · ltd · incorporated 1963-02-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£15.55M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
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
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,550,174
Net assets shrinking
Down £436,353 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£974k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Net Worth
£16m
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£981k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3.2m£6.4m£9.6m£13m£16mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£16.67M£17.46M
Current assets£980.8k£994.3k
Cash£973.7k£987.1k
Debtors£7.1k£7.3k
Net assets£15.55M£15.99M

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-12-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-10-31
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    DENHAM, Adrian Algernon Whittaker resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    DENHAM, Adrian Algernon Whittaker resigned
    director
  19. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    BAMFORTH, Andrea appointed
    director
  20. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    EVANS, Jonathan Lloyd Algernon appointed
    director
  21. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    HOWARD, Natalie Claire appointed
    director
  22. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    WEBB, Nicola Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    CRAVEN, Brian resigned
    director
  24. 2015-08-16
    ➖
    ROWAN, Thomas Stanley resigned
    director
  25. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    DENHAM, Linda Valerie appointed
    director
  26. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    CRAVEN, Brian appointed
    director
  27. 2006-09-27
    ➖
    LAST, Thomas Alfred resigned
    director
  28. 2001-10-04
    ➖
    DENHAM, Kathleen Mary resigned
    director
  29. 1996-12-30
    ➕
    ROWAN, Thomas Stanley appointed
    director
  30. 1963-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLIFFE HILL SECOND INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Trustees Of Jh Denham No 2 Settlement holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Trustees Of Jh Denham No 2 Settlement
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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CLIFFE HILL SECOND INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 00751053

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Trustees Of Jh Denham No 2 Settlement
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adrian Algernon Whittaker Denhamceased 31/10/2017· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Ground Floor, Woodland House Woodland Park
Bradford Road
Cleckheaton
West Yorkshire
BD19 6BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

BAMFORTH, Andrea→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENHAM, Linda Valerie→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Jonathan Lloyd Algernon→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWARD, Natalie Claire→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBB, Nicola Susan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENHAM, Adrian Algernon Whittaker→
secretary · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
CRAVEN, Brian→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
DENHAM, Adrian Algernon Whittaker→
director · ~81y · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
DENHAM, Kathleen Mary→
director · ~116y · resigned 2001-10-04
Resigned
LAST, Thomas Alfred→
director · ~114y · resigned 2006-09-27
Resigned
ROWAN, Thomas Stanley→
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-12-30 · resigned 2015-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17