CAMPION HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03292594 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-16
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of distribution holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,725,220
Net assets shrinking
Down £56,476 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2.7m
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£173k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.73M | £2.78M |
| Current assets | £172.6k | £229.1k |
| Cash | £100 | £100 |
| Debtors | £172.5k | £229.0k |
| Net assets | £2.73M | £2.78M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04➕GRIFFITHS, Susan Catherine appointeddirector
- 2019-04-04➕THORNTON, Richard Gifford Campion appointeddirector
- 2019-04-04➖THORNTON, Jean Lucy resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-04➖THORNTON, Jean Lucy resigneddirector
- 2019-01-08➖THORNTON, David Richard resigneddirector
- 1997-03-27➕THORNTON, Jean Lucy appointedsecretary
- 1997-03-27➖INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-03-27➕THORNTON, David Richard appointeddirector
- 1997-03-27➕THORNTON, Jean Lucy appointeddirector
- 1997-03-27➖INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMPION HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 1996-12-16➕INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-12-16➕INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Mills & Reeve Trust Corporation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mills & Reeve Trust Corporation Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CAMPION HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 03292594
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Gifford Campion Thornton Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 30/04/2019 |
Mills & Reeve Trust Corporation Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 30/04/2019 |
Mrs Susan Catherine Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 30/04/2019 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- David Richard Thornton 1997 Discretionary Settlementceased 01/06/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Jean Lucy Thornton 1997 Diescretionary Trustceased 01/06/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mrs Jean Lucy Thorntonceased 29/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Louise Sarah Smithceased 29/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr David Richard Thorntonceased 08/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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| BAUROMAT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 09795554 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| BTR INDUSTRIES LIMITED→ 00478575 · est 1950 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 76y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64204 — Activities of distribution holding companies
Registered office
Unit D
Stafford Park 18
Telford
TF3 3BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GRIFFITHS, Susan Catherine→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORNTON, Richard Gifford Campion→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORNTON, Jean Lucy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-03-27 · resigned 2019-04-04
INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 1997-03-27
THORNTON, David Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1997-03-27 · resigned 2019-01-08
THORNTON, Jean Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1997-03-27 · resigned 2019-04-04
INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 1997-03-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (111 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-17