PIERCE C. A. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04360541 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-25

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.0y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (7 active, 20 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

128 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	79

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 other
• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 accounts
• 2 other

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-22
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-03-22
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-15
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-07-29
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Kroll Trustee Services Limited, as Security Agent
2025-04-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-03-24
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-18
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legacy
capital · SH20
2025-03-18
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-03-18
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-03-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-03
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SMITH, Benjamin Andrew resigned
director
2024-08-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-13
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BALL, Dominic John appointed
director
2023-03-31
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GREEN, John Derrick resigned
director
2023-03-02
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-08-20
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STEVEN, Kevin Michael appointed
director
2019-03-15
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DIGGLE, Simon appointed
director
2019-03-15
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KENNERY, Lisa appointed
director
2019-03-15
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WILKINSON, Thomas John appointed
director
2019-03-15
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WARREN, Paul Andrew resigned
secretary
2019-03-15
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MADEN-WILKINSON, Mark resigned
director
2019-03-15
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WARREN, Paul Andrew resigned
director
2019-03-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: John Derrick Green (As Security Trustee)
2015-12-01
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KING, James Matthew appointed
director
2015-09-30
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BOYES, Graham Gardner resigned
director
2014-06-01
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SMITH, Benjamin Andrew appointed
director
2013-11-21
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HARLAND, Christopher Robert resigned
director
2013-05-31
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NUTTER, Thomas Edward resigned
director
2011-09-20
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HARLAND, Christopher Robert appointed
director
2011-01-18
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BAXENDALE, Simon John resigned
director
2011-01-18
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BAXENDALE, Simon John resigned
director
2009-11-30
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BAXENDALE, Simon John appointed
director
2005-09-02
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KAY, Richard resigned
director
2004-06-21
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KAY, Richard appointed
director
2004-05-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2002-01-25
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Company incorporated
As PIERCE C. A. LIMITED

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+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

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-03-18: legacy

Group structure

Pierce Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pierce Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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PIERCE C. A. LIMITED

This company · 04360541

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pierce Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	25–50%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016
Mr James Matthew King Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	02/08/2024
Mr Simon Diggle Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	02/08/2024

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-01-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Mentor House

Ainsworth Street

Blackburn

Lancashire

BB1 6AY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-08

Last: 2026-01-25