CNC MACHINERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04274703 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£571.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28930
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £571,715

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£403k
Net Worth
£572k
Current Assets
£537k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-28
Total assets£571.7k
Current assets£536.8k
Cash£402.7k
Debtors£120.2k
Net assets£571.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-06-26
    ➖
    CARTER, Charles Thomas resigned
    director
  17. 2013-05-20
    ➕
    HOAR, Pauline appointed
    director
  18. 2012-08-22
    ➕
    HOAR, Pauline appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-08-22
    ➖
    CARTER, Brenda resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-09-01
    ➕
    HOAR, David Lionel appointed
    director
  21. 2001-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CNC MACHINERY LIMITED
  22. 2001-08-22
    ➕
    CARTER, Brenda appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-08-22
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-08-22
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-08-22
    ➕
    CARTER, Charles Thomas appointed
    director
  26. 2001-08-22
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-08-22
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 David Lionel Hoar
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence01/08/2016
Mrs Pauline Hoar
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28930 — SIC 28930

Registered office

Wilminstone Industrial Estate
Wilminstone Industrial Estate
Tavistock
PL19 0FD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HOAR, Pauline→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOAR, David Lionel→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOAR, Pauline→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Brenda→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2001-08-22
Resigned
CARTER, Charles Thomas→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2013-06-26
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2001-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26