CLAYDON HORSE EXERCISERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03784880 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-09
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
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year to Mar 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees500

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.

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-01
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    ARIES, Elizabeth Rachel appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-01
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    FUNNELL, Emma Clair appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-07-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-17
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-05-31
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    GILKS, Linda resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2016-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-02-24
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    FUNNELL, Belinda resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-02-24
    ➕
    GILKS, Linda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-02-24
    ➖
    FUNNELL, Belinda resigned
    director
  23. 1999-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CLAYDON HORSE EXERCISERS LIMITED
  24. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    FUNNELL, Nicholas appointed
    director
  25. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    FUNNELL, Belinda appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-06-09
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    FUNNELL, Belinda appointed
    director
  29. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 1999-06-09
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FUNNELL, Emma Clair (same surname) appointed 2025-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Claydon Horse Exercisers Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Claydon Horse Exercisers Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CLAYDON HORSE EXERCISERS LIMITED
This company · 03784880

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Claydon Horse Exercisers Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nicholas Funnellceased 07/07/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

20 Market Hill
Southam
Warwickshire
CV47 0HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ARIES, Elizabeth Rachel→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FUNNELL, Emma Clair→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FUNNELL, Nicholas→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FUNNELL, Belinda→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 2006-02-24
Resigned
GILKS, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 1999-06-09
Resigned
FUNNELL, Belinda→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 2006-02-24
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 1999-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-01