CMS INDUSTRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02516282 · ltd · incorporated 1990-06-27
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 34.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46650
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.1 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees20001900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-04-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-04-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-09-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-09-20
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    capital · SH03
  16. 2018-06-30
    ➖
    LEAFE, Jeanette resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-04-09
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Ryan appointed
    director
  18. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    MARSH, Ben appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-11
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    MARSH, Ben resigned
    director
  20. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    MARSH, Ben appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-31
    ➕
    LEAFE, Jeanette appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    OXFORD COMPANY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-10-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  24. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    GRANT, Barry appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    OXFORD COMPANY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    BADGER, Colin resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    BADGER, Colin resigned
    director
  28. 1999-06-01
    ➕
    BADGER, Colin appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-05-30
    ➖
    ROBSON, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-05-30
    ➖
    ROBSON, Michael John resigned
    director
  31. 1995-09-20
    ➕
    BADGER, Colin appointed
    director
  32. 1992-06-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1992-05-15
    ➖
    BADGER, Colin resigned
    director
  34. 1990-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CMS INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Liquorish
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/09/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Steven Liquorishceased 02/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Jeanette Leafeceased 16/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46650 — SIC 46650

Registered office

2 Michaels Court Hanney Road
Southmoor
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX13 5HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

GRANT, Barry→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIQUORISH, Steven Martin→
director · ~60y
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Active
MARSH, Ben→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-04-01
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Active
SANDERSON, Ryan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-09
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Active
BADGER, Colin→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
LEAFE, Jeanette→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
ROBSON, Michael John→
secretary · resigned 1999-05-30
Resigned
OXFORD COMPANY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
BADGER, Colin→
director · ~87y · appointed 1995-09-20 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
BADGER, Colin→
director · ~87y · resigned 1992-05-15
Resigned
MARSH, Ben→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2016-03-11
Resigned
ROBSON, Michael John→
director · ~71y · resigned 1999-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
Fixed & floating charge1 property20/10/2008—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property26/06/1992—
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Recent filings (139 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22