CRITICALPLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03222647 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-10

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£475.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 29.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 29.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £475,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£475k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£475.0k	£475.0k
Net assets	£475.0k	£475.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-14
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-11-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-28
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Stuart Jonathan Lacey and Emma Claire Lacey
2023-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-08-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-05-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-02-18
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-02-14
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Emma Lacey
2017-01-30
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LACEY, Emma Claire appointed
director
2016-03-31
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LACEY, Richard resigned
director
2012-04-04
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ADDISON, Benjamin James appointed
secretary
2012-04-04
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NORGROVE, David John resigned
secretary
2008-01-22
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NORGROVE, David John appointed
secretary
2008-01-22
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VICARY, Ian Scott resigned
secretary
2007-06-19
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MCKENNA, Bryan John resigned
secretary
2007-06-19
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VICARY, Ian Scott appointed
secretary
2007-04-13
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MCKENNA, Bryan John appointed
secretary
2007-04-13
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VICARY, Ian Scott resigned
secretary
2005-10-28
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LACEY, Richard appointed
director
2005-02-21
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SIMON, Anthony John resigned
director
2005-02-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2005-02-18
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Charge satisfied #3
2005-02-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2000-06-14
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BERRILL, Sandra Joy resigned
secretary
2000-06-14
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VICARY, Ian Scott appointed
secretary
1999-08-17
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Charge satisfied #2
1999-07-20
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RABBITT, Michael Francis resigned
director
1999-07-20
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ROBERTS, Thomas John Blackburn resigned
director
1998-07-13
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BERRILL, Sandra Joy appointed
secretary
1998-07-13
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JAMES, Richard Mark resigned
secretary
1997-11-13
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LACEY, Stuart Jonathan appointed
director
1997-11-13
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SIMON, Anthony John appointed
director
1997-07-18
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ROBERTS, Thomas John Blackburn appointed
director
1997-07-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1997-07-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1997-07-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Midland Bank PLC

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Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

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 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Billiard Cue Enterprises Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Billiard Cue Enterprises Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CRITICALPLACE LIMITED

This company · 03222647

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
Billiard Cue Enterprises Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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

Incorporated1996-07-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 12b Severn Bridge Industrial Estate

Symondscliffe Way

Caldicot

Monmouthshire

NP26 5PW

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-24

Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

ADDISON, Benjamin James→

secretary · appointed 2012-04-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LACEY, Emma Claire→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LACEY, Stuart Jonathan→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-11-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BERRILL, Sandra Joy→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-13 · resigned 2000-06-14

Resigned

JAMES, Richard Mark→

secretary · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 1998-07-13

Resigned

MCKENNA, Bryan John→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-06-19

Resigned

NORGROVE, David John→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-22 · resigned 2012-04-04

Resigned

VICARY, Ian Scott→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2008-01-22

Resigned

VICARY, Ian Scott→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2007-04-13

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-10 · resigned 1997-06-04

Resigned

LACEY, Richard→

director · ~55y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2016-03-31

Resigned

RABBITT, Michael Francis→

director · ~79y · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 1999-07-20

Resigned

ROBERTS, Thomas John Blackburn→

director · ~83y · appointed 1997-07-18 · resigned 1999-07-20

Resigned

SIMON, Anthony John→

director · ~95y · appointed 1997-11-13 · resigned 2005-02-21

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-10 · resigned 1997-06-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Stuart Jonathan Lacey and Emma Claire Lacey	A registered charge	9 properties	28/10/2024	—
satisfied	Emma Lacey / Stuart Jonathan Lacey	A registered charge	5 properties	14/02/2017	14/11/2024
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	21/02/2005	18/02/2017
satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Memorandum of deposit	1 property	18/07/1997	18/02/2005
satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	18/07/1997	17/08/1999
satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Mortgage of life policy	1 property	18/07/1997	18/02/2005

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Recent filings (144 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-07-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-07-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-28

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-11-14

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-11-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-06-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-06-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-12