A C SISSLING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03606438 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-29
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 27.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£408.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £408,934
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,278 YoY
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£148k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£409k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£492k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£102k£204k£306k£408k£510kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£420.9k£454.6k
Current assets£491.9k£510.1k
Cash£148.1k£117.4k
Debtors£172.5k£188.8k
Net assets£408.9k£431.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-09-27
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  4. 2024-09-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  5. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2017-09-27
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  12. 2017-03-09
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  13. 2017-03-09
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-02-20
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    SISSLING, Hugh appointed
    director
  15. 2017-02-20
    ➕
    SISSLING, Miles Elliot appointed
    director
  16. 2017-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-01-13
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    SISSLING, Susan resigned
    director
  18. 2016-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-12-09
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    SISSLING, Harry Cariss resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-12-09
    ➖
    SISSLING, Harry Cariss resigned
    director
  21. 2007-01-01
    ➕
    SISSLING, Susan appointed
    director
  22. 2006-11-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 1998-09-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  24. 1998-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A C SISSLING LIMITED
  25. 1998-07-29
    ➕
    SISSLING, Edward Henry Moulson appointed
    director
  26. 1998-07-29
    ➕
    SISSLING, Harry Cariss appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-07-29
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-07-29
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-07-29
    ➕
    SISSLING, Harry Cariss appointed
    director
  30. 1998-07-29
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1998-07-29
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES 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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SISSLING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Henry Moulson Sissling
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/07/2016

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
Incorporated1998-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

20 Fitzwilliam Street
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD4 7BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

SISSLING, Edward Henry Moulson→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SISSLING, Hugh→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SISSLING, Miles Elliot→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SISSLING, Harry Cariss→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-29 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-29 · resigned 1998-07-29
Resigned
SISSLING, Harry Cariss→
director · ~87y · appointed 1998-07-29 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
SISSLING, Susan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2017-01-13
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-29 · resigned 1998-07-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/09/199801/11/2006

Recent filings (86 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-03