CUBBINGTON SAWMILLS (SOUTHAM) LIMITED
- 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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 · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.4k |
| Current assets | £31.8k |
| Net assets | £13.4k |
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 gazette
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-30➖HINCHCLIFFE LANCASTER, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-20➖HINCHCLIFFE LANCASTER, Ellen Mary resigneddirector
- 2018-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1989-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1989-09-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1987-08-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1965-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CUBBINGTON SAWMILLS (SOUTHAM) 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 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 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-22
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Hinchcliffe-Lancaster Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Hinchcliffe-Lancasterceased 30/05/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 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.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/09/1989 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge on book debts | 1 property | 24/08/1987 | 08/11/1989 |