CLINICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03238018 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-09

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

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
86101Hospital activities
86210General medical practice activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	200	200

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-09-27
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accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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accounts · AA
2019-09-24
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accounts · AA
2018-08-17
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accounts · AA
2017-09-27
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accounts · AA
2017-08-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2016-11-02
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capital · SH19
2016-10-19
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capital · SH20
2016-10-19
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insolvency · CAP-SS
2016-10-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-09-09
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accounts · AA
2016-09-08
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officers · CH01
2013-11-28
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DE CESARE, Kathleen Rosetta appointed
director
1999-01-25
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DE CESARE, Kathleen Rosetta appointed
secretary
1998-07-23
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BICKNELL, Simon Michael resigned
secretary
1998-06-30
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MISTRY, Kishorkumar Ratanji resigned
director
1998-04-08
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BICKNELL, Simon Michael appointed
secretary
1998-04-08
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BOLTON, Jonathan Mark resigned
secretary
1997-07-01
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MISTRY, Kishorkumar Ratanji appointed
director
1997-06-30
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BIRKETT, Antony John resigned
director
1997-01-06
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BIRKETT, Antony John appointed
director
1997-01-06
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BOLTON, Jonathan Mark resigned
director
1997-01-06
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CHRISTIAN, Christopher Lindsay resigned
director
1996-12-23
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DE CESARE, John Paul appointed
director
1996-08-09
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Company incorporated
As CLINICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
1996-08-09
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BOLTON, Jonathan Mark appointed
secretary
1996-08-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-08-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-08-09
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BOLTON, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
1996-08-09
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CHRISTIAN, Christopher Lindsay appointed
director
1996-08-09
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-08-09
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2016-10-19: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Paul De Cesare Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	09/08/2016
Mrs Kathleen Rosetta De Cesare Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/08/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-08-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

The Orchard Trollopes Hill

Monkton Combe

Bath

BA2 7HX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

DE CESARE, Kathleen Rosetta→

secretary · appointed 1999-01-25

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Active

DE CESARE, John Paul→

director · ~75y · appointed 1996-12-23

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Active

DE CESARE, Kathleen Rosetta→

director · ~74y · appointed 2013-11-28

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Active

BICKNELL, Simon Michael→

secretary · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 1998-07-23

Resigned

BOLTON, Jonathan Mark→

secretary · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1998-04-08

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1996-08-09

Resigned

BIRKETT, Antony John→

director · ~67y · appointed 1997-01-06 · resigned 1997-06-30

Resigned

BOLTON, Jonathan Mark→

director · ~60y · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1997-01-06

Resigned

CHRISTIAN, Christopher Lindsay→

director · ~76y · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1997-01-06

Resigned

MISTRY, Kishorkumar Ratanji→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 1998-06-30

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1996-08-09

Resigned

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