24 CHARLES STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02567208 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-12-10
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
108 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-242023-12-24

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-05-15
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  4. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-31
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2018-10-25
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2018-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-10-12
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    CARTER BACKER WINTER TRUSTEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2018-10-05
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    PURDY, Stuart Edward appointed
    director
  14. 2018-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-21
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    PURDY, Shona, Dr resigned
    director
  17. 2017-09-25
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-12-01
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    DERMAN MA, Briggen Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2014-12-01
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    HOBHOUSE, William Arthur resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    MEYERS, Alexandra resigned
    director
  22. 2013-12-17
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    PORTER, Richard Maurice appointed
    director
  23. 2008-04-08
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    HOBHOUSE, William Arthur appointed
    director
  24. 2008-03-20
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    DERMAN MA, Briggen Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-20
    ➕
    PURDY, Shona, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2007-06-08
    ➖
    LEIGH, Anna Moray resigned
    director
  27. 2004-09-01
    ➖
    COLEMAN, Anne resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-12-19
    ➖
    HILL, Stephen Richard resigned
    director
  29. 2003-12-19
    ➕
    MEYERS, Alexandra appointed
    director
  30. 2003-10-06
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    CARTER BACKER WINTER TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1998-01-28
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Anne appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-01-28
    ➖
    LUNT, Michael John Winstanley resigned
    secretary
  33. 1990-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 CHARLES STREET 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1990-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

7 Lynwood Court
Priestlands Place
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 9GA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last made up to: 2024-12-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

PORTER, Richard Maurice→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PURDY, Stuart Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLEMAN, Anne→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-28 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
LUNT, Michael John Winstanley→
secretary · resigned 1998-01-28
Resigned
CARTER BACKER WINTER TRUSTEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2018-10-12
Resigned
DERMAN MA, Briggen Michael→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
HILL, Stephen Richard→
director · ~80y · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
HOBHOUSE, William Arthur→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-04-08 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
LEIGH, Anna Moray→
director · ~90y · resigned 2007-06-08
Resigned
MEYERS, Alexandra→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
PURDY, Shona, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2017-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-27