C K SAFETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02695376 · ltd · incorporated 1992-03-09
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 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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 (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-11
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2020-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-20
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    MORRISON, Helen Jacqueline appointed
    director
  13. 2018-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-03-01
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-03-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-02-26
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    MUSSON, Angela resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-02-26
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    MUSSON, Angela resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2016-03-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    SMITH, Sean Ronald appointed
    director
  22. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    CONNOR, Beryl Naomi resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    MUSSON, Angela appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    CONNOR, Beryl Naomi resigned
    director
  25. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    CONNOR, Dennis Frederick resigned
    director
  26. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    MUSSON, Angela appointed
    director
  27. 2009-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1992-06-01
    ➖
    KIMBER, Leonard Frank resigned
    director
  29. 1992-03-16
    ➕
    CONNOR, Beryl Naomi appointed
    secretary
  30. 1992-03-16
    ➖
    CONNOR, Dennis Frederick resigned
    secretary
  31. 1992-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As C K SAFETY LIMITED
  32. 1992-03-09
    ➕
    CONNOR, Dennis Frederick appointed
    secretary
  33. 1992-03-09
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1992-03-09
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1992-03-09
    ➕
    CONNOR, Beryl Naomi appointed
    director
  36. 1992-03-09
    ➕
    CONNOR, Dennis Frederick appointed
    director
  37. 1992-03-09
    ➕
    KIMBER, Leonard Frank appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Smith
Individual · English · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Prospect House Pocklington Industrial Estate
Pocklington
York
YO42 1NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MORRISON, Helen Jacqueline→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Sean Ronald→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNOR, Beryl Naomi→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-16 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
CONNOR, Dennis Frederick→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 1992-03-16
Resigned
MUSSON, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2018-02-26
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 1992-03-09
Resigned
CONNOR, Beryl Naomi→
director · ~88y · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
CONNOR, Dennis Frederick→
director · ~91y · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
KIMBER, Leonard Frank→
director · ~94y · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 1992-06-01
Resigned
MUSSON, Angela→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2018-02-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/04/200915/03/2016

Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-03-04