CARNFORTH MASONIC HALL COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01195799 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1975-01-08

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

53 officers (9 active, 53 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

182 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (107 events)Click to expand

2026-03-22
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ASHTON, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2026-03-22
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officers · AP01
2026-03-19
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officers · AP01
2026-03-17
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officers · AP01
2026-03-17
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officers · TM01
2026-03-17
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officers · TM01
2026-03-03
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FELL, Keith Ian Norman appointed
director
2026-03-03
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MITCHELL, Robert Scott appointed
director
2025-12-18
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accounts · AA
2025-10-15
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FOX, Frederick William resigned
director
2025-10-15
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NISBET, James resigned
director
2025-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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officers · AP01
2024-03-20
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officers · AP01
2024-03-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
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NEVINSON, Roger John appointed
director
2024-03-14
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TURNER, Paul appointed
director
2024-01-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19
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FROBISHER, Frederick George resigned
director
2023-11-09
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officers · AP03
2023-11-09
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officers · AP01
2023-11-09
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officers · AP01
2023-11-09
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officers · TM01
2023-11-01
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ASHTON, Michael appointed
secretary
2023-11-01
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MACKIE, Lee appointed
director
2023-11-01
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NISBET, James appointed
director
2023-10-31
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BESWICK, Evan resigned
director
2023-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-14
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officers · TM01
2023-09-12
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CATLOW, Jim resigned
director
2023-09-05
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NEWBY, Philip Terence resigned
director
2023-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-12
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officers · TM02
2023-07-01
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FORGHAM, Simon appointed
director
2023-06-30
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ASTLEY, Michelle resigned
secretary
2023-06-30
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HORROCKS, Stephen David resigned
director
2022-02-03
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NEWBY, Philip Terence appointed
director
2022-01-03
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ASTLEY, Michelle appointed
secretary
2021-10-05
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TURNER, Paul resigned
secretary
2021-10-05
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COWARD, Paul resigned
director
2021-10-05
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TURNER, Paul resigned
director
2021-08-30
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BIRNIE, Thomas Ian resigned
secretary
2021-08-30
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ALTY, Christopher Alan resigned
director
2021-08-30
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BIRNIE, Thomas Ian resigned
director
2021-03-12
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TURNER, Paul appointed
secretary
2020-10-09
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TURNER, Paul appointed
director
2020-09-10
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HORROCKS, Stephen David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 107 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FOX, Frederick William resigned 2025-10-15; NISBET, James resigned 2025-10-15

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1975-01-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Kerneforde Hall 65 Haws Hill

Carnforth

Lancashire

LA5 9DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17