CAMBRO CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00840090 · ltd · incorporated 1965-03-05
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 45.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 45.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
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
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

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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. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-12-31
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    FILER, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  7. 2021-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-11-26
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    DUDLEY-SCALES, Claire Louisa appointed
    director
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    SCHREIER, Alexei James appointed
    director
  18. 2013-06-01
    ➖
    SCHREIER, Bernard, Sir resigned
    director
  19. 2000-11-30
    ➕
    LEWIS, Eric appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-11-30
    ➖
    WRESCHNER, Michael Montague resigned
    secretary
  21. 2000-11-30
    ➕
    FILER, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2000-11-30
    ➖
    WRESCHNER, Michael Montague resigned
    director
  23. 1999-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 1999-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 1998-02-12
    ➖
    SCHREIER, Gideon resigned
    director
  26. 1981-12-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
  27. 1980-08-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Selleck Nicholls Williams (Ecc) Limited
  28. 1965-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMBRO CONTRACTORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 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.)

Group structure

Cp Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cp Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CAMBRO CONTRACTORS LIMITED
This company · 00840090

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cp Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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6 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
Incorporated1965-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Cp House
Otterspool Way
Watford
WD25 8JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

LEWIS, Eric→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUDLEY-SCALES, Claire Louisa→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHREIER, Alexei James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRESCHNER, Michael Montague→
secretary · resigned 2000-11-30
Resigned
FILER, Paul Andrew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2021-12-31
Resigned
SCHREIER, Bernard, Sir→
director · ~108y · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned
SCHREIER, Gideon→
director · ~81y · resigned 1998-02-12
Resigned
WRESCHNER, Michael Montague→
director · ~82y · resigned 2000-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Williams & Glyn's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
Debenture1 property16/12/198105/02/1999
satisfied
Selleck Nicholls Williams (Ecc)
Selleck Nicholls Williams (Ecc) Limited
Legal charge1 property28/08/198005/02/1999

Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-07