NEOPHIX CLAMP COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03874069 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-09

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.4y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.4 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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-12
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-11-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-11-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2006-03-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-03-16
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DRIVER, Jonathan James appointed
secretary
2006-03-16
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DRIVER, Jonathan James appointed
director
2006-03-16
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DRIVER, Luke John appointed
director
2006-03-16
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DRIVER, Janet resigned
secretary
2006-03-16
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DRIVER, Janet resigned
director
2006-03-16
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DRIVER, John Peter resigned
director
1999-12-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Michael George Sutcliffe and Bernard Maddocks
1999-11-10
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DRIVER, Janet appointed
secretary
1999-11-10
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SUNBRIDGE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-11-10
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DRIVER, Janet appointed
director
1999-11-10
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DRIVER, John Peter appointed
director
1999-11-10
➖
CROFTBRIDGE LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
1999-11-09
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Company incorporated
As NEOPHIX CLAMP COMPANY LIMITED
1999-11-09
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SUNBRIDGE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-11-09
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CROFTBRIDGE LIMITED appointed
corporate-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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)

Group structure

Techno Clamp Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Techno Clamp Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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NEOPHIX CLAMP COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 03874069

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Techno Clamp Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Devonshire House

West Lane

Keighley

West Yorkshire

BD21 2LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DRIVER, Jonathan James→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-16

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Active

DRIVER, Jonathan James→

director · ~42y · appointed 2006-03-16

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Active

DRIVER, Luke John→

director · ~46y · appointed 2006-03-16

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Active

DRIVER, Janet→

secretary · appointed 1999-11-10 · resigned 2006-03-16

Resigned

SUNBRIDGE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 1999-11-10

Resigned

DRIVER, Janet→

director · ~77y · appointed 1999-11-10 · resigned 2006-03-16

Resigned

DRIVER, John Peter→

director · ~79y · appointed 1999-11-10 · resigned 2006-03-16

Resigned

CROFTBRIDGE LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 1999-11-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Michael George Sutcliffe and Bernard Maddocks	Mortgage debenture	1 property	23/12/1999	24/03/2006