C. PARKER & SONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02652559 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100200

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

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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2024-06-25
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  4. 2023-08-24
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  5. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2020-10-08
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  8. 2019-08-30
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  9. 2018-08-17
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  10. 2017-08-15
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  11. 2016-08-02
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  12. 2015-11-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-08-19
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-23
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-03-20
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    MILES, Kevin Robert resigned
    director
  16. 2014-11-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-05-01
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    MILES, Kevin Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2002-11-27
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    PARKER, Rosemary Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-11-27
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    PARKER, Charles John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-11-27
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    PARKER, Charles John resigned
    director
  21. 1995-04-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 1992-09-01
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    PARKER, Charles John appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 1991-11-29
    ➖
    PARKER, Rosemary Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  25. 1991-10-31
    ➕
    PARKER, David John appointed
    director
  26. 1991-10-31
    ➕
    PARKER, Rosemary Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  27. 1991-10-31
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1991-10-31
    ➕
    PARKER, Charles John appointed
    director
  29. 1991-10-31
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    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1991-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As C. PARKER & SONS LIMITED
  31. 1991-10-09
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1991-10-09
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Parker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/11/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated1991-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

Whales Lane Marsh Gibbon
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX27 0HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

PARKER, Rosemary Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, David John→
director · ~60y · appointed 1991-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Charles John→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned
PARKER, Rosemary Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-31 · resigned 1991-11-29
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 1991-10-31
Resigned
MILES, Kevin Robert→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2015-03-20
Resigned
PARKER, Charles John→
director · ~84y · appointed 1991-10-31 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 1991-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/04/199229/04/1995

Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-30