CLAMCLEATS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00863439 · ltd · incorporated 1965-11-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 53.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25990SIC 25990
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 53.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 53.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,001,337

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.8m
Net Worth
£3.0m
Current Assets
£3.1m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£617k£1.2m£1.8m£2.5m£3.1mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£3.12M—
Current assets£3.08M—
Cash£1.84M—
Debtors£971.3k—
Net assets£3.00M—
Average employees—4500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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4 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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  4. 2026-03-31
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  9. 2025-12-03
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  10. 2025-05-29
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  11. 2024-05-30
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  12. 2023-05-31
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  13. 2022-05-27
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  14. 2021-05-25
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  15. 2020-05-29
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  16. 2019-05-30
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  17. 2018-05-30
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  18. 2015-04-04
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    EMERY, Howard resigned
    director
  19. 2012-02-21
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    EMERY, Fiona Elizabeth Mary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-02-21
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    EMERY, Lynne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-02-21
    ➖
    EMERY, Lynne resigned
    director
  22. 2009-11-28
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    EMERY, Reginald John resigned
    director
  23. 2009-10-26
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    EMERY, Fiona Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-26
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    EMERY, Julian Rupert appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-26
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    WALKER, Sarah Lucy appointed
    director
  26. 1994-01-11
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    EMERY, Marion Honorine resigned
    director
  27. 1985-05-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  28. 1985-04-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  29. 1974-09-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
  30. 1973-06-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
  31. 1973-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
  32. 1965-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CLAMCLEATS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Howard Emery
Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Dale Emery
Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Julian Rupert Emery
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Elizabeth Mary Emery
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sarah Lucy Walkerceased 31/03/2026· 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
Incorporated1965-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Watchmead
Welwyn Garden City,
Herts.
AL7 1AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

EMERY, Fiona Elizabeth Mary→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-21
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Active
EMERY, Dale→
director · ~80y
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Active
EMERY, Fiona Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-10-26
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Active
EMERY, Julian Rupert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-10-26
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Active
EMERY, Lynne→
secretary · resigned 2012-02-21
Resigned
EMERY, Howard→
director · ~76y · resigned 2015-04-04
Resigned
EMERY, Lynne→
director · ~81y · resigned 2012-02-21
Resigned
EMERY, Marion Honorine→
director · ~108y · resigned 1994-01-11
Resigned
EMERY, Reginald John→
director · ~109y · resigned 2009-11-28
Resigned
WALKER, Sarah Lucy→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-10-26 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/05/1985—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge over all book debts1 property18/04/1985—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Mortgage1 property18/09/1974—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Mortgage1 property04/06/1973—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Floating charge1 property02/04/1973—
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Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
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accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31