CLASS 33/1 PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03424345 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-08-22

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£50.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £50,469

Net assets shrinking

Down £16,313 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 44% YoY

Cash YoY

-44%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£27k

↓ 44% YoY

Net Worth

£50k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£51k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£50.5k	£66.8k
Current assets	£51.5k	£68.2k
Cash	£27.3k	£48.9k
Debtors	£9.1k	£4.3k
Net assets	£50.5k	£66.8k

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

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-05-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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PINKER, Richard resigned
director
2021-10-22
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officers · AP01
2021-10-07
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FRY, David James, Director appointed
director
2021-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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officers · AP01
2020-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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EVANS, Peter appointed
director
2019-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2015-06-07
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CLARK, Julian appointed
director
2015-06-07
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JACKSON, David appointed
director
2015-06-07
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KAPUR, Ian resigned
director
2015-06-07
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MUSPRATT, Clive resigned
director
2015-06-07
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PINKER, Richard appointed
director
2010-02-01
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THORPE, Stephen Lee appointed
director
2010-02-01
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ICKE, David Anthony resigned
director
2009-07-25
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THORPE, Stephen Lee appointed
secretary
2009-07-25
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ICKE, David Anthony resigned
secretary
2003-03-16
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JACKSON, David Earl resigned
director
2003-03-16
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KAPUR, Ian appointed
director
2000-04-09
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HARDY, Paul John resigned
secretary
2000-04-09
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ICKE, David Anthony appointed
secretary
2000-04-09
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ICKE, David Anthony appointed
director
1997-08-22
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Company incorporated
As CLASS 33/1 PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED
1997-08-22
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HARDY, Paul John appointed
secretary
1997-08-22
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FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-08-22
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FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-08-22
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JACKSON, David Earl appointed
director
1997-08-22
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MUSPRATT, Clive appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Jackson Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60	—	—	board controlboard control · firm interest	06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Lee Thorpe Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Julian Clark Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Pinkerceased 08/05/2026· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

18 Hodson Avenue

Willenhall

WV13 2HS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22