C.H. POWER TOOLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03944269 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-09
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
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 22.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
70 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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees22001900

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-17
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2020-05-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2020-05-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2020-05-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2020-05-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2020-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #5
  18. 2020-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #4
  19. 2020-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2020-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2020-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-11-29
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  24. 2006-12-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  25. 2006-02-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  26. 2006-02-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 2004-07-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2003-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2000-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As C.H. POWER TOOLS LIMITED
  30. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    HUTTON, Clive appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    HUTTON, Clive appointed
    director
  32. 2000-03-09
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    HUTTON, Ellen Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Mrs Ellen Mary Hutton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Clive Hutton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Hutton Business Park
Bentley Moor Lane Carcroft
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN6 7BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HUTTON, Clive→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-09
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Active
HUTTON, Clive→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-03-09
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Active
HUTTON, Ellen Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-03-09
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge—29/11/2018—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/12/200628/05/2020
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Legal mortgage1 property07/02/200628/05/2020
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Debenture1 property03/02/200628/05/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/07/200428/05/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties28/07/200328/05/2020
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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15