C & W KNIGHT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04426892 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38210SIC 38210
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.4y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 3 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,279
Very low cash
Cash position: £72
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,886 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 191% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k£8k£18k£29k£40k£51kApr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£381.5k£413.6k
Current assets£50.9k£29.5k
Cash£72£4.1k
Debtors£41.6k£16.1k
Net assets£-3.3k£3.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-15
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-02-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    CLARK, Nadine appointed
    director
  12. 2018-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-03-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-03-06
    ➖
    CLARK, Sylvia Phyllis, Mrs. resigned
    director
  15. 2018-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-25
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-21
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Basil, Mr. resigned
    director
  20. 2011-11-15
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Graeme William resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-14
    ➖
    CLARK, Edwy Reginald resigned
    director
  22. 2008-03-31
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: C & W Knight (Sales)
  23. 2006-01-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2002-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C & W KNIGHT LIMITED
  25. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    CLARK, David Mark, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    CLARK, David Mark, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-04-29
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    CLARK, Edwy Reginald appointed
    director
  30. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    CLARK, Sylvia Phyllis, Mrs. appointed
    director
  31. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Basil, Mr. appointed
    director
  32. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Graeme William appointed
    director
  33. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-04-29
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 24 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mark Clark
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Energy & utilities · CV postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BCR UK LIMITED→
06836430 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
————17y——
BLBB CONSULTING LIMITED→
10204273 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
BOLTTAS ENERGY EUROPE LTD→
14464006 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
BORUIJS NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD→
15157389 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
CADDY COURIERS + LTD→
16621528 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
CAPE RIDGE LTD→
12130258 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
CARRIER IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD→
15787378 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
CARSE GRAY RENEWABLES LIMITED→
08419772 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
CENTRAL GRAB SERVICES LTD→
15418606 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
CEZAR P PIPEWORK LTD→
10278576 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
CHEEKY CHARGERS LTD→
14777687 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
CIRCOM FIBRES LTD→
09836354 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

5 High Street
Fenny Compton
Southam
Warwickshire
CV47 2XT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CLARK, David Mark, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, David Mark, Mr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Nadine→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned
CLARK, Edwy Reginald→
director · ~94y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2009-02-14
Resigned
CLARK, Sylvia Phyllis, Mrs.→
director · ~95y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2018-03-06
Resigned
KNIGHT, Basil, Mr.→
director · ~91y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned
KNIGHT, Graeme William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2011-11-15
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
C & W Knight (Sales)
Debenture and fixed legal charge1 property31/03/2008—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/01/200615/02/2023
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29