A. J. CLACHER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01441272 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£246.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
114 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £246,246
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£181k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£246k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£269k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£64k£128k£191k£255k£319kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£279.4k£259.7k
Current assets£268.9k£319.1k
Cash£180.8k£163.1k
Debtors£80.8k£148.9k
Net assets£246.2k£242.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-05
    ➕
    BROOKES, Rebecca Mae appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-05
    ➖
    BROOKES, Paul William resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-09-05
    ➖
    BROOKES, Paul William resigned
    director
  9. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2021-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-03-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-03-11
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    BROOKES, Julie Diane resigned
    director
  19. 2020-04-28
    ➕
    BROOKES, Samuel Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2020-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2014-08-01
    ➕
    BROOKES, Julie Diane appointed
    director
  25. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    BROOKES, Colin Anthony resigned
    secretary
  26. 2014-07-31
    ➕
    BROOKES, Paul William appointed
    secretary
  27. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    BROOKES, Colin Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 1979-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. J. CLACHER LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

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

🏛️
Clacher Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
A. J. CLACHER LIMITED
This company · 01441272

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
Clacher Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul William Brookesceased 02/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1979-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Unit 38 Forge Way
Cleveland Industrial Estate
Darlington
Durham
DL1 2PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BROOKES, Rebecca Mae→
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKES, Samuel Paul→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKES, Colin Anthony→
secretary · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
BROOKES, Paul William→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-31 · resigned 2024-09-05
Resigned
BROOKES, Colin Anthony→
director · ~65y · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
BROOKES, Julie Diane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
BROOKES, Paul William→
director · ~62y · resigned 2024-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09