CREATURE COMFORTS (CORNWALL) LTD

🌳Matureactive
04339115 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-12
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 2025
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13950
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 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
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,570
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,262 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£30k£60k£90k£120k£149kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.6k£20.8k
Current assets£149.4k£137.1k
Net assets£2.6k£20.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-15
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  3. 2024-12-20
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  4. 2024-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-21
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  7. 2021-12-21
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  8. 2021-02-19
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  9. 2020-01-27
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2017-12-31
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  12. 2016-11-13
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  13. 2016-05-04
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-05-04
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-05-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    HIGGS, Carole Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    HIGGS, David John appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    KIRBY, Linda Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    KIRBY, Brian Roger resigned
    director
  20. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    KIRBY, Linda Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2001-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CREATURE COMFORTS (CORNWALL) LTD
  22. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    KIRBY, Linda Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    KIRBY, Brian Roger appointed
    director
  24. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    KIRBY, Linda Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 John Higgs
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Carole Anne Higgs
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13950 — SIC 13950

Registered office

Unit 5, King Edward Mines Industrial Units Newton Moor
Troon
Camborne
TR14 9HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HIGGS, Carole Anne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
HIGGS, David John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRBY, Linda Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
KIRBY, Brian Roger→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
KIRBY, Linda Elizabeth→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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address · AD01
2026-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27