A & E CLARKSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04075339 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£627.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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 £627,797

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
Net Worth
£628k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£459k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£126k£251k£377k£502k£628kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£869.7k£818.4k
Current assets£459.5k£369.6k
Cash£45.8k—
Debtors£20.2k£32.7k
Net assets£627.8k£564.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-18
    ➖
    CLARKSON, Evelyn Margaret resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-06-18
    ➖
    CLARKSON, Evelyn Margaret resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-16
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Joe Christopher appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2000-12-15
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2000-12-15
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Evelyn Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-12-15
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Mary Josephine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-12-15
    ➖
    CLARKSON, Mary Josephine resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-12-15
    ➖
    AARCO SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2000-12-15
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2000-12-15
    ➖
    CLARKSON, Anthony resigned
    director
  27. 2000-12-15
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Evelyn Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 2000-12-15
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Mary Josephine appointed
    director
  29. 2000-12-15
    ➖
    CLARKSON, Mary Josephine resigned
    director
  30. 2000-12-15
    ➖
    AARCO NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2000-09-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & E CLARKSON LIMITED
  32. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    AARCO SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    AARCO NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLARKSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CLARKSON, Joe Christopher (same surname) appointed 2021-09-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Clarkson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Joe Christopher Clarkson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Evelyn Margaret Clarkson Deceasedceased 11/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2000-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Cock Hall Farm
Thurnham
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA2 0DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CLARKSON, Andrew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKSON, Joe Christopher→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKSON, Evelyn Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-15 · resigned 2025-06-18
Resigned
CLARKSON, Mary Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-15 · resigned 2000-12-15
Resigned
AARCO SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2000-12-15
Resigned
CLARKSON, Anthony→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-12-15 · resigned 2000-12-15
Resigned
CLARKSON, Evelyn Margaret→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-12-15 · resigned 2025-06-18
Resigned
CLARKSON, Mary Josephine→
director · ~92y · appointed 2000-12-15 · resigned 2000-12-15
Resigned
AARCO NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2000-12-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/10/2012—
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Recent filings (74 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-16