CLOCKWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03693141 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£144k£288k£432k£576k£720kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£1.23M
Current assets—£720.4k
Cash—£89
Debtors—£720.3k
Net assets—£521.9k
Average employees100—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-04-25
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2024-04-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-04-24
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-25
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  9. 2024-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-06-07
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  11. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-27
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2011-04-07
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    Charge satisfied #7
  19. 2011-04-07
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    Charge satisfied #6
  20. 2011-04-07
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2006-04-26
    ➖
    LOOSEMORE, Robert William resigned
    director
  22. 2006-04-26
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2006-04-08
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    PLEWS, Christopher Mark appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-03-31
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    AYLETT, Terence Michael resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-12-20
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2002-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2002-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2002-05-13
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 2001-09-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 2000-02-21
    ➕
    AYLETT, Terence Michael appointed
    secretary
  32. 2000-02-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Euro Sales Finance PLC
  33. 1999-08-13
    ➕
    VINEY, James Justin appointed
    director
  34. 1999-08-13
    ➖
    LOOSEMORE, Geoffery Robert resigned
    secretary
  35. 1999-03-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  36. 1999-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CLOCKWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED
  37. 1999-01-08
    ➕
    LOOSEMORE, Geoffery Robert appointed
    secretary
  38. 1999-01-08
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1999-01-08
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1999-01-08
    ➕
    LOOSEMORE, Robert William appointed
    director
  41. 1999-01-08
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1999-01-08
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Justin Viney
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Helen Viney
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Durell Vineyceased 02/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

Units 6 Network Point
Range Road
Witney
OX29 0YN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PLEWS, Christopher Mark→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VINEY, James Justin→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYLETT, Terence Michael→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-21 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
LOOSEMORE, Geoffery Robert→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 1999-08-13
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 1999-01-08
Resigned
LOOSEMORE, Robert William→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 2006-04-26
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 1999-01-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/05/2016—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties26/04/2006—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/04/2006—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties20/12/200207/04/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties13/05/200207/04/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
All assets debenture1 property26/09/200107/04/2011
satisfied
Euro Sales Finance
Euro Sales Finance PLC
Debenture1 property03/02/200025/10/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property11/03/199925/10/2002
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Recent filings (107 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-04-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-01-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17