CAMTEX CORPORATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04345806 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-28
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 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£574.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 23.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.6 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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £574,380
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,047 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£574k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£581k
↑ 1850% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £577.9k | £581.4k |
| Current assets | £580.6k | £29.8k |
| Cash | — | £13.5k |
| Debtors | — | £16.3k |
| Net assets | £574.4k | £581.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-04📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-05-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-06-02➕O'HARE, Conor appointeddirector
- 2004-05-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2004-05-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-01-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-11-05➕OHARE, Margaret Mary appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-05➕OHARE, Kieran Dermot appointeddirector
- 2002-11-05➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-11-05➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2001-12-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMTEX CORPORATION LIMITED
- 2001-12-28➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-12-28➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kieran Dermot O'Hare Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Margaret Mary Ohare Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Briar Lea House Brampton Road
Longtown
Carlisle
CA6 5TN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
OHARE, Margaret Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-11-05
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O'HARE, Conor→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2016-06-02
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OHARE, Kieran Dermot→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-11-05
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-12-28 · resigned 2002-11-05
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-12-28 · resigned 2002-11-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Assignment of keyman life policy | 1 property | 14/01/2003 | 12/05/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 29/11/2002 | 12/05/2004 |
Recent filings (80 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-07
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-05-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14