CLARKSON PLC

🌳Matureactive

01190238 · plc · incorporated 1974-11-12

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 38.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.3y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 38.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

49 officers (9 active, 49 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

521 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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2026-04-01
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2026-02-02
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2026-01-05
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2025-12-01
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2025-11-03
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2025-10-02
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officers · AP03
2025-10-02
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officers · TM02
2025-10-01
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FLETCHER, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2025-09-30
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ABREHART, Deborah resigned
secretary
2025-09-01
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capital · SH01
2025-07-01
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capital · SH01
2025-06-12
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accounts · AA
2025-06-02
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capital · SH01
2025-05-15
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-01
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capital · SH01
2025-04-01
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2025-02-03
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2025-01-02
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2024-12-02
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2024-11-26
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miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-11-04
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2024-10-01
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2024-09-02
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2024-08-09
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2024-08-05
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COTZIAS, Constantin Michael appointed
director
2024-08-01
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capital · SH01
2024-05-09
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NERGAARD, Birger resigned
director
2022-12-31
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BACKHOUSE, Peter George resigned
director
2022-03-02
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THOMAS, William Gennydd, Sir resigned
director
2021-03-26
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BOND, Martine Ann appointed
director
2021-01-31
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CLAYTON, Marie-Louise Louise resigned
director
2020-12-01
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ABREHART, Deborah appointed
secretary
2020-11-30
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SPENCER, Rachel Louise resigned
secretary
2020-10-07
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HARRIS, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-07-23
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HOLLINGWORTH, Laurence David Edgar appointed
director
2020-01-31
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TRUOL, Heike appointed
director
2019-10-12
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HUGHES-HALLETT, James resigned
director
2019-04-01
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ANKER, Peter resigned
director
2019-02-13
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THOMAS, William Gennydd, Sir appointed
director
2019-02-13
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WARNER, Edmond William resigned
director
2018-05-22
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MILLER, Timothy John appointed
director
2018-04-09
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CAHILL, Michael John Christopher resigned
secretary
2018-04-09
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SPENCER, Rachel Louise appointed
secretary
2017-12-21
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CAHILL, Michael John Christopher appointed
secretary
2017-12-21
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WATSON, Penny resigned
secretary
2017-05-12
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MORLEY, James resigned
director
2017-01-01
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CLAYTON, Marie-Louise Louise appointed
director
2015-02-02
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ANKER, Peter appointed
director
2015-02-02
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NERGAARD, Birger appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1974-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Commodity Quay

St Katharine Docks

London

E1W 1BF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25