CFH SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01539021 · ltd · incorporated 1981-01-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 43.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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
1 live charge · oldest 43.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-26➖BROADWAY, David Vincent resignedsecretary
- 2019-02-26➖BROADWAY, David Vincent resigneddirector
- 2019-01-22➕HARWOOD, Adam Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-01-22➕HELPS, Joanne Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-01-22➕MCFEDRIES, William Simpson appointeddirector
- 2019-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-20➖BROADWAY, Geoffrey Thomas resigneddirector
- 1999-09-13➕BROADWAY, David Vincent appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-13➖MAY, David John resignedsecretary
- 1999-09-13➕BROADWAY, David Vincent appointeddirector
- 1999-09-13➖MAY, David John resigneddirector
- 1998-08-17➖MASTERS, Jonathan Patrick resigneddirector
- 1998-08-17➕MAY, David John appointeddirector
- 1994-04-23➖THRELFALL, Christopher Richard resigneddirector
- 1991-11-01➕MAY, David John appointedsecretary
- 1991-11-01➕MASTERS, Jonathan Patrick appointeddirector
- 1983-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1981-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CFH SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cfh Docmail Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cfh Docmail Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CFH SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 01539021
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cfh Docmail Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Vincent Broadwayceased 26/02/2019· board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
St Peter's Park Wells Road
Westfield
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 3UP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
HARWOOD, Adam Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HELPS, Joanne Louise→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCFEDRIES, William Simpson→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROADWAY, David Vincent→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-13 · resigned 2019-02-26
MAY, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-11-01 · resigned 1999-09-13
BROADWAY, David Vincent→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-09-13 · resigned 2019-02-26
BROADWAY, Geoffrey Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2015-04-20
MASTERS, Jonathan Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1991-11-01 · resigned 1998-08-17
MAY, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1998-08-17 · resigned 1999-09-13
THRELFALL, Christopher Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 1994-04-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 27/06/1983 | — |
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Recent filings (114 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-25